A good medicine tastes bitter and is good for the disease, but advice that is hard to hear is good for the action

It comes from "Zengguang Xianwen"

Explanation: Although medicine is bitter, it is good for the patient's illness; Although sincere advice and sharp criticism sound uncomfortable, they are beneficial to the listeners to correct their behavior.

Zengguang Xianwen, also known as Xianwen in the Past and Xianwen in Ancient and Modern Times, is an enlightening bibliography for ancient children in China. The book is arranged in the form of verse, which is catchy to read and easy to remember. The contents of the book are very extensive, involving respect for parents, teachers, unity and friendship, determination to study hard and so on. Some incisive aphorisms in the book are summaries of China people's life experience, wisdom and principles, many of which are still widely circulated today.

"The bitter taste of good medicine is good for illness, but the advice when most is unpleasant is good for action" is a motto that has gone through many vicissitudes of life and serves as a warning to others. Confucius was a great thinker, educator, philosopher and founder of Confucianism in ancient China. In the Confucius family language written by Confucius disciples? As recorded in Six Books, Confucius once said, "Good medicine is good for illness when it suffers from the mouth, and good advice is good for action when it goes against the ear."