Better blow hard than burn yourself.
与其烧伤自己，不如用力吹。
丹麦谚语
Better blow hard than burn yourself.
与其烧伤自己，不如用力吹。
Better come late to church than never.
去教堂晚到总比不来好。
Better cross an angry man than a fasting man.
宁惹怒怒人，不惹怒禁食的人。
Better half a loaf than none at all.
聊胜于无。
Better in an old carriage than in a new ship.
坐旧马车比坐新船好。
Better is the branch that bends, than the branch that breaks.
弯曲的枝子，强如折断的枝子。
Better is the evil known than the good which is yet to know.
所知道的恶，强如所知道的善。
Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.
宁可失去锚，也不愿失去整艘船。
Better make a short circuit than to wet your hose.
与其弄湿你的水管，不如短路。
Better no law, than law not enforced.
宁可没有法律，也不要法律不执行。
Better one cow in peace than seven in trouble.
宁为一头牛，不为七头牛。
Better one poor horse than an empty stall.
一匹可怜的马胜过一个空马厩。
Better poor on land than rich at sea.
陆上穷，海上富。
Better something on the arm than all in the stomach.
吃在胳膊上总比吃在肚子里好。
Better spare at the brim that at the bottom.
最好把底边上的省下来。