لا تكن كمن يطفئ الشمعة ليوقد أخرى
la takun ka-man yutfi' al-sham'ah li-yuqid ukhra
Don't extinguish one candle to light another
Meaning
Don't destroy something good to replace it with something similar or worse.
Meaning
Don't destroy something good to replace it with something similar or worse.