水清无鱼水至清则无鱼shuǐ qīng wú yúwhen the water is too clear there are no fish—one should not demand absolute purity; one should try to unite as many people as possible
❍ 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒。(《汉书·东方朔传》) Water which is too clean has few fish; he who is too critical has few friends. |