A good name is better than precious ointment. Ecclesiastes 7-1
It is better to be entirely without a book than to believe it entirely.
It's better for people to wait for rice, than rice for people.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Better to have a handful of might than a sack of justice.
Better one poor horse than an empty stall.
One eye is a better witness than two ears.
A good conversation is better than a good bed.
To one who knows no better, a small garden is a forest.
What one desires is always better than what one has.
What one hopes for is always better than what one has.
Better ten people hurt than one dead.
Enough is better than too much.
To change and change for the better are two different things
To change and to change for the better are two different things.
Better a night full of anger than a night full of repentance.
Better wise language than well combed hair.
It is better to be condemned by many doctors than by one judge.
The tar of my country is better than the honey of others.
Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
Your own rags are better than another's gown.