取百家之长，补自家之短。,Take the advantages of a hundred families and make up for the shortcomings of one's own.,

有错不改，好比下雨背干柴。,It's like raining and backing up firewood.,

一位学者的错误，就象一只失事的船，它将使很多人遭难。,A scholar's mistake, like a wrecked ship, will cause many people suffering.,

小雨能够漫坏大路。,A light rain can destroy the road.,

能发现自身的缺点，便是一个优点。,It is an advantage to discover one's own shortcomings.,

每个美人都能挑出瑕疵来。,Every beauty can pick out flaws.,

一个人不为自己的过失感到羞耻，将一错再错。,A person who is not ashamed of his fault will make mistakes again and again.,

最大的错误就是时时耽心犯错误。,The biggest mistake is to worry about making mistakes at all times.,

纸包不住火，人包不了错。,Paper can't wrap fire, but man can't wrap fire.,

神仙也有三个错。,There are also three faults of immortals.,

地雷手一生只能犯一次错误。,The miner can make only one mistake in his life.,

人不怕迷失方向，只要回头就可以原谅。,People are not afraid of losing their way, as long as they look back, they can forgive.,

一切比喻都有缺陷。,All metaphors are flawed.,

灯台照人不照已。,The lampstand illuminates everybody.,

博得人家信任全凭真诚。,Trust in others depends entirely on sincerity.,

前人洒土，迷了后人的眼睛。,The predecessors sprinkled earth and lost the eyes of their descendants.,

十个指头有长短，世上谁人无缺点。,Ten fingers have their own length. No one in the world has any shortcomings.,

神仙打鼓也有错点。,Fairy drumming is also wrong.,

台灯下面是阴影。,Under the lamp is a shadow.,

针没有两头尖，甘蔗没有两头甜。,Needles do not have two ends, sugarcane does not have two ends sweet.,

浪子回头金不换。,The prodigal son returns to gold.,

既然太阳也有黑点，人世间的事情就不可能没有缺陷。,Since the sun has black spots, there can be no imperfections in the world.,

粗心大意是犯错误的亲戚。,Carelessness is a relative who makes mistakes.,

比河短的桥造得再好也没有用。,Bridges shorter than rivers are useless.,

浪子收心是个宝。,The prodigal son is a treasure.,