求人不如求己

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	man; person; people	to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad. (求人不如求己)		求	人	不如	求	己

Literally "begging others is no better than begging oneself".

求人不如求己

it's better to rely on yourself than on the help of others; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

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