The eight-character idiom about the story "Deer Legs and Antlers" is that a ruler is short and an inch is long.

Deer legs and antlers tell us that everything is short and long, and everything has its strengths and weaknesses. We cannot judge good or bad by just looking at the appearance. The text "Antlers and Deer Legs" tells the story of a deer encountering a lion and struggling to escape in the jungle. Deer admire their beautiful antlers and complain about their unsightly spindly legs. When it was in danger, the deer's four powerful legs saved it, but its beautiful horns got caught on a branch, almost killing it.

This story tells us: the antlers are beautiful, but they put the deer in danger; the legs are not beautiful, but they save the deer’s life. Everything has its own strengths and weaknesses. Don't ignore its shortcomings because of its strengths, and don't deny its strengths because of its shortcomings. Famous aphorisms about learning from each other's strengths and weaknesses include:

1. Love is about learning from each other's strengths and acknowledging each other's weaknesses.

2. A ruler is shorter; an inch is longer. Things are lacking; wisdom is unclear.

3. A ruler is short and an inch is long. Learn from each other's strengths and complement each other.

4. No one is perfect. The key is to be able to learn from each other's strengths and be good at using decorative caps and touch-up paint.

5. A ruler is short; an inch is long; things are insufficient; wisdom is unclear.

6. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher: choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.