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人往高处走，水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú · ren wang gao chu zou , shui wang di chu liu

Traditional 人往高處走，水往低處流

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man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
one should constantly strive to make progress

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