It is better to have to do with God than with his saints, [26]

It is better to hear the nightingale sing than the mouse gnaw, [97]

It is better to irritate a dog than an old woman, [97]

It is better to leap over the ditch than trust to the pleadings of good men, [232]

It is better to leave than to lack, [96]

It is better to leave the child’s nose dirty than wring it off, [22]

It is better to lose than lose more (The first loss is the best), [232]

It is better to make conditions in the bush than in prison, [349]

It is better to scrape the cheese than to peel it, [363]

It is better to strive with a stubborn ass than to carry the wood on one’s back, [231]