Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

E meglio esse fortunato che savio—'Tis better to be born fortunate than wise. It. Pr.

E meglio esse uccel di bosco che di gabbia—Better to be a bird in the wood than one in the cage. It. Pr.

E meglio il cuor felice che la borsa—Better the 15 heart happy than the purse (full). It. Pr.

E meglio lasciare che mancare—Better leave than lack. It. Pr.

E meglio perder la sella che il cavallo—Better lose the saddle than the horse. It. Pr.

E meglio sdrucciolare col piè che con la lingua—Better slip with the foot than the tongue. It. Pr.

E meglio senza cibo restar che senz' onore—Better be without food than without honour. It. Pr.

E meglio una volta che mai—Better once than 20 never. It. Pr.

E meglio un buon amico che cento parente—One true friend is better than a hundred relations. It. Pr.

[Greek: hê men gar sophia ouden theôrei ex hôn estai eudaimôn anthrôpos]—Wisdom never contemplates what will make a happy man. Arist.