It's better to see it in person than to hear it
Source: biography of Ma Yuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "Chen Yu thought that hearsay is better than seeing it personally, and sight (shadow) is better than observing shape."
Chinese PinYin : chuán wén bù rú qīn jiàn
It's better to see it in person than to hear it
natural calamities and man-made misfortunes. tiān zāi rén huò
It's necessary to tie the bell to solve the problem. jiě líng hái xū jì líng rén
it is much to be regretted that we have not met earlier. xiāng zhī hèn wǎn
the more one tries to hide , the more one is exposed. yù gài ér zhāng