would rather go without than be contented with any thing less satisfactory.
Hi everybody. As you see title, I found it in the CE dictionary, it means 宁缺勿滥. But I searched the Internet, I found other translations, like "Rather lackc do not overflow", "rather go without than have sth shoddy", "quality before quantity".
I'm thinking if there is a idiomatic English saying?
Thanks in advance.

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would rather go without than be contented with any thing less satisfactory.
Hi everybody. As you see title, I found it in the CE dictionary, it means 宁缺勿滥. But I searched the Internet, I found other translations, like "Rather lackc do not overflow", "rather go without than have sth shoddy", "quality before quantity".
I'm thinking if there is a idiomatic English saying?
Thanks in advance.

Answer

Good, better best,
Never let it rest,
Until the good is better
And the better is best!

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You might hear this from time to time: "I would settle for nothing less than the best". It's not exactly an idiom, but probably the closest thing I can come up with.

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I just stick to what Confucius said:

"I'd rather travel alone than with bad companions."

:)

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