Better a bird in the hand than ten in the air, [301]
Better a blind horse than an empty halter, [300]
Better a distant good than a near evil, [281]
Better a good dinner than a fine coat, [38]
Better a friendly denial than an unwilling compliance, [135]
Better a friend’s bite than an enemy’s caress, [350]
Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit, [97], [135]—see [A bad or a lean, &c.]
Better a leg broken than the neck, [300]
Better a little in peace and with right, than much with anxiety and strife, [351]
Better a living dog than a dead lion, [135]