One bad general is better than two good ones.
You dance better with a full belly than with a new dress.
Better your own copper than another man's gold.
The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.
The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of the sparrow.
A dog by your side is better than a brother miles away.
A tear at the right moment is better than a misplaced smile.
Better one true friend than a hundred relatives.
Better go without medicine than call in an unskilled physician.
There is nothing better than a rich wife and a generous mother-in-law.
Better a devil you know than a hundred strangers.
It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands.
It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.
It is better to run back than run the wrong way.
It's better to sleep on the floor in an incense shop than in a bed in a fishmarket.
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