Better give than have to give, [96]
Better give the wool than the sheep, [96]
Better go about than be drowned, [231], [281]
Better go to bed supperless than run in debt, [136]
Better half an egg than empty shells, [135], [301]
Better have a bad ass than be your own ass, [232], [282]
Better have a dog for your friend than your enemy (Better a dog fawn on you than bite you), [301]
Better have an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow, [96]
Better have a friend on the road than gold or silver in your purse, [38]
Better have friends in the market-place than money in your coffer, [281]