2053 Italian Proverbs / Page 16
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Better alone than in bad company.302.
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.303.
Better aught than nought.304.
Better be a bird of the wood than a bird in the cage.305.
Better be envied than pitied.306.
Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.307.
Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a dragon.308.
Better bend than break.309.
Better gain in mud than lose in gold.310.
Better give a penny than lend twenty.311.
Better give a penny then lend twenty.312.
Better give than not to have to give.313.
Better give the wool than the sheep.314.
Better have an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow.315.
Better have one bee than a host of flies.316.
Better is an enemy to well.317.
Better late than never.318.
Better lose the saddle than the horse.319.
Better no law than laws not enforced.320.
Better once than never.