The knee is closer than the calf.
Customs are stronger than laws.
Better cross-eyed than blind.
Better lie than gossip.
It is worse to excuse than to offend.
Credit is better than wealth.
A lock is better than suspicion.
Better be quarrelling than lonesome.
Falling is easier than rising.
Instinct is stronger than upbringing.
Strife is better than loneliness.
It is better to be ignorant than mistaken.
Virtue is better than wealth.
Better in the grave than be a slave.
It is never later than midnight.
Seeing is better than hearing.
Custom is stronger than law.
Better bend than break.
It is better to be loved than feared.
The jungle is stronger than the elephant.
To believe is easier than investigation.
