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.
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 to blush once than pale a hundred times.
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.
Better an honest slap in the face than an insincere kiss.
