A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast
It is better to go without than to gain by dishonest means.
Đói cho sạch, rách cho thơm.
Dù nghèo khó cũng phải giữ mình trong sạch.
A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast
Examples
He turned down the bribe even though the rent was due; a clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
Anh ấy từ chối khoản hối lộ dù sắp đến hạn đóng tiền nhà; đói cho sạch, rách cho thơm.
My grandmother raised us on the rule that a clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
Bà tôi nuôi dạy chúng tôi bằng một nguyên tắc: đói cho sạch, rách cho thơm.
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