The strictness of the teacher is better to bear than the prejudice of the father.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
A favor to come is better than a hundred received.
A happy heart is better than a full purse.
Better a living donkey than a dead doctor.
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
It is better to give away the wool than the sheep.
What shall I say when it is better to say nothing?
Better a bad wife than an empty house.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
Better a free bird than a king in captivity.
Better an iron dictatorship than a golden anarchy.
Better a red face than a black heart.
Better an egg today, than an ox tomorrow.
A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin.
A word of kindness is better than a fat pie.
Better half hanged than ill married.
Better to be off with the old love before we be on with the new.
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
