[百闻不如一见 / 百聞不如一見, bǎi wén bù rú yī jiànㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ] seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (成语 saw); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing#83025
[恭敬不如从命 / 恭敬不如從命, gōng jìng bù rú cōng mìngㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ] deference is no substitute for obedience (成语 saw); to follow sb's precepts is the sincerest form of respect#83066
[临渊羡鱼不如退而结网 / 臨淵羨魚不如退而結網, lín yuān xiàn yú bù rú tuì ér jié wǎngㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄤˇ] rather than admiring fish, go home and weave a net