Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, / 50 Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. / The wise for cure on exercise depend; / God never made his work for man to mend. Dryden.
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. Milton.
Better to say "Here it is" than "Here it was." Pr.
Better understand the world than condemn it. Gael. Pr.
Better untaught than ill taught. Pr.
Better wear out than rust out. Bishop Cumberland. 55
Better wear shoon (shoes) than sheets. Sc. Pr.
Better wrong with the many than right with the few. Port. Pr.
Between a woman's "Yes" and "No" you may insert the point of a needle. Ger. Pr.
Between saying and doing there's a long road. Pr.