Better your own cod than another's duck.
Better the child cry, than the mother sigh.
Better to be a free bird than a captive king.
Better a blind horse than an empty halter.
Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.
Better poor on land than rich at sea.
Better poor with honor than rich with shame.
It is better to blow than burn your mouth.
No better witnesses than your own eyes.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Better the second husband of a widow than the first.
I love my friends, but myself better.
You are never better served than by yourself.
A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.
Better a friendly denial than unwilling compliance.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling promise.
Better twice remembered than once forgotten.
Working on the land is better than praying in the desert.
Better a sick body than an ignorant mind.
Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth.
It is better to be the head of a mouse than the tail of a lion.
