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Sentence #77819

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 CK CK November 7, 2013 November 7, 2013 at 6:36:49 AM UTC link Permalink

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A proverb with this meaning.

The advice you most need to listen to is often difficult to listen to.
The advice you find the hard to take is the most useful.

Horus Horus January 19, 2015 January 19, 2015 at 9:25:00 PM UTC link Permalink

Duplicates of this sentence have been deleted:
x #3704285

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➜ #135635Un bon médicament a mauvais goût.

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➜ #325899A good medicine tastes bitter.

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良薬は口に苦し。

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➜ #2256963Good medicine tastes bitter.

linked by archer_root, February 25, 2013
➜ #2834028The advice you find the hardest to take is often the most useful.

linked by CK, November 7, 2013
➜ #3704264Prawda w oczy kole.

linked by Horus, January 19, 2015
➜ #8990230Thuốc đắng dã tật.

linked by dotheduyet1999, August 23, 2020
➜ #353203良薬口に苦し。

linked by dotheduyet1999, September 1, 2020