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.
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.
