New Delhi, April 25 -- 'No man is a perfect man; no gold is sufficiently bare'

Today's Chinese Proverb of the Day is 'No man is a perfect man; no gold is sufficiently bare'. The meaning is simple. Nobody or nothing is perfect, even the symbols of purity are not perfect.

Just as even gold - often termed the symbol of purity and value - may still have some imperfections or impurities just like a person who isn't also perfect. No human being is completely perfect.

In literal sense, the 'No man is a perfect man; no gold is sufficiently bare' simply means that every human being has flaws, weaknesses and limitations. No one is completely free of mistakes.

Just like gold, which is never sufficiently pure, despite being the symbol of purity a...