Better a friendly denial than unwilling compliance.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling promise.
Better twice remembered than once forgotten.
Working on the land is better than praying in the desert.
Better a sick body than an ignorant mind.
Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth.
It is better to be the head of a mouse than the tail of a lion.
Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.
Undeserved punishment is better than that which is deserved.
The strictness of the teacher is better to bear than the prejudice of the father.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
A favor to come is better than a hundred received.
A happy heart is better than a full purse.
Better a living donkey than a dead doctor.
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
It is better to give away the wool than the sheep.
What shall I say when it is better to say nothing?
Better a bad wife than an empty house.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
