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.
An old spinster is not worth more than an unposted letter.
Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.
Undeserved punishment is better than that which is deserved.
The strictness of the teacher is better to bear than the prejudice of the father.
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
A doctor and a clown know more than a doctor alone.
A favor to come is better than a hundred received.
A happy heart is better than a full purse.
Better a living donkey than a dead doctor.
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
It is better to give away the wool than the sheep.
No wonder lasts more than three days.
Years and sins are always more than admitted.
Years and sins are always more than owned.
Better a bad wife than an empty house.
That which you do not know is older than you.
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox.
