工ㄍㄨㄥgōng欲ㄩˋyù善ㄕㄢˋshàn其ㄑㄧˊqí事ㄕˋshì，必ㄅㄧˋbì先ㄒㄧㄢxiān利ㄌㄧˋlì其ㄑㄧˊqí器ㄑㄧˋqì

  1. 工匠想要把工作做好，一定要先使工具精良。《論語·衛靈公》：「子曰：『工欲善其事，必先利其器。居是邦也，事其大夫之賢者，友其士之仁者。』」

英To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom)​. Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job