moving is not as good as staying put.; better keep still than move; go farther and face worse.; it would be better to remain where one is than to make a move.; to take no action is better than to take any.; to try to do anything is not so good as to remain quiet
Related Translations:
牛马不如: be more to be pitied than cows and horses; live worse than beasts of burden
不如慢: to think oneself not so much inferior among manifest superiors
恭敬不如从命: it is better to accept deferentially than to decline courteously (on accepting gifts, etc. from one's elders).; obedience is better than politeness.; obedience is a better way of showing r
