A good figure is better than a reference letter.
Half an egg is better than an empty eggcup.
Small wells are better to quench your thirst.
It is better to work and be free than to be fed in captivity.
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears.
Better a drop of wisdom than an ocean of gold.
Better the first of its kind than the last.
In winter a fire is better than a muscat blossom.
This is better than the thing we never had.
A bad agreement is better than a good lawsuit.
A good conscience is better than a big wage.
An old debt is better than an old grudge.
Apple blossoms are beautiful, but rice dumplings are better.
Better be proficient in one art than a smatterer in a thousand.
It's better to lie a little than to be unhappy.
Better to be guilty in the eyes of men than in the eyes of God.
A blushing lie is better than the pale truth.
Women are always better the following year.
A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
Better a healthy donkey than a consumptive philosopher.
