择善而从

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]

good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor