Men seek less to be instructed than applauded.
One foot is better than two crutches.
Rather a slip of the foot than a slip of the pen.
Rather the cruelty of the Turks than the justice of the Bedouins.
The mouth of a canon is less dangerous than that of a scandalmonger.
The reception has more value than the invitation.
A thief has more than two hands.
Better to satisfy the body than to tarnish the soul.
Indulgences have more victims than swords.
Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men.
A little subtleness is better than a lot of force.
What you don't know is bigger than you.
Better a bad harvest than a bad neighbor.
Better suffer for the truth than proper in a falsehood.
It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood.
No office so humble but it is better than nothing.
There is more to dancing than a pair of dancing shoes.
Better half a donkey than half a camel.
Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron.
Better ice that melts than fire that extinguishes.
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
