An iron peace is better than a golden war.
Better to be paying the baker than the chemist.
Better to be queen for an hour than a countess for life.
Good management is better than good income.
A bad peace is better than a good quarrel.
There are more whores in hiding than there are public ones.
Money is better than my lord's letter.
Better a good hope than a bad possession.
It's better to arrive on time than to be invited.
It is easier to believe than to go and ask.
Better to sell it with regret than to keep it.
Better to be known as a sinner than a hypocrite.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
It is better to be born lucky than rich.
It is better to finish something than begin.
To listen to a lie is harder than to tell it.
An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease.
Better to hear curses than to be pitied.
The pen wounds deeper than an arrow.
The ugliest life is better than the nicest death.
A half loaf is better than no bread.
