Rén wú wánrén; jīn wú zúchì. *

人無完人, 金無足赤。

Lit People cannot be perfect [just as] gold cannot be pure.

Note [Also said rén wú wánrén; jīn wú zújīn; often used by Mao Zedong; the two halves are more usually said in the reverse order (q.v.); see also shì ruò qiúquán below.]

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