Seeing is better than hearing
Hearing is not as good as seeing is a word. Pinyin ě RW é Nb ù R ú mi à NJI à n [explanation] what you hear is not as true and reliable as what you see. It compares the importance of practical experience.
[source] in Shuoyuan Zhengli written by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty: "it is better for a man to see what he hears than to see; it is better to practice what he sees."
Seeing is better than hearing
shrewd at gnat and muddle at the key issue - xiǎo xiá dà chī
find specific ways to solve problems - duì zhèng xià yào
writings are for conveying truth - wén yǐ zài dào
attend to public duties without drawing a penny from the state - xiāo fù cóng gōng