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.
Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all.
My chicken is good, but my neighbor's looks better.
Better a bed of wood than a bier of gold.
It's better to be known as a rascal than a fool.
To spend the night in anger is better than to spend it repenting.
Better a quiet death than a public misfortune.
I've fried my sausage in better pans than these.
