Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted

Similar sayings:

Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit
You can’t expect both ends of a sugar cane to be as sweet You can’t expect both ends of a sugar cane to be as sweet
If you beat spice it will smell the sweeter If you beat spice it will smell the sweeter
Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it
Jade and men, both are sharpened by bitter tools Jade and men, both are sharpened by bitter tools

Chinese sayings and proverbs