Seeking a doctor is not as good as relying on oneself. The method of "copper head colliding with a tree" suggests that seeking a doctor is not as effective as self-reliance. Seeking a doctor is not as good as relying on oneself. The method of "copper head colliding with a tree"... (Note: The phrase "copper head colliding with a tree" doesn't have a direct or common equivalent in English and might be a metaphor or idiom specific to the source language, so it retains a close literal translation.)