It is bad to lean against a falling wall, [394]

It is best to play with equals, [384]

It is better the child should cry than the father, [146]

It is better to be the first of one’s race than the last (meanest), [27]

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil, [27]

It is better to bend than break, [27]

It is better to blow than burn your mouth, [322]

It is better to buy dearly than to hunger direly, [350]

It is better to deal with a whole fool than half a fool, [146]

It is better to have a husband without love than jealous, [110]