Better a good conscience without wisdom than wisdom without a good conscience.
Better ask twice than go wrong once.
Better one living word than a hundred dead ones.
There are no bad beers; some kinds are better than others.
When the ear does not hear the eye will see better.
Better be a cursed man than he who curses.
Better dry bread in peacetime than meat in wartime.
Better an honest smack in the face than a false kiss.
It is better to wear out one's shoes than one's sheets.
Better to wash an old kimono than borrow a new one.
Better to lose a little money than a little friendship.
Better an apple pie than apple blossom.
Being happy is better than being king.
Better just repair the gutter than the whole house.
Better to turn back than to lose your way.
A friend by thee is better than a brother far off.
It is better to walk fast than to grow angry at the forest.
A good reputation is better than a golden girdle.
Better a wise man's servant than an idiot's master.
People aren't good unless others are made better by them.
A good friend is often better than a brother.
