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.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
There is no better surgeon than one with many scars.
A lazy thief is better than a lazy servant.
Better to sell with regret than to keep with regret.
Better a stupid wife than a mess at home.
One hundred alcoholics are better than one gambler.
Better a lie that heals than a truth that wounds.
Better an ounce of happiness than a pound of gold.
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You can’t hold it in forever,” Colton said, apropos of nothing. “Yes, I can.” I had to. “You’ll go crazy. It’ll come out, one way or another.” “Better crazy than broken.” I wasn't sure where that came from, hadn't thought it or me...
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I'm glad never had any children,' said Cousin Sarah. 'If they don't break your heart in one way they do it in another.' 'Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up?' queried Valancy. 'Before it could be broken it must have fe...
