過而能改，善莫大焉

gwo3 ji4 nang4 goi2 ，sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4

If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

Written Forms

過而能改，善莫大焉Traditional · Main Form
过而能改，善莫大焉Alternate Form

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