英语谚语：Better wear out than sheets

Better one-eyed than stone-blind. 独眼总比全瞎好。

Better poor with honour than rich with shame. 穷得光荣，胜过富得可耻。

Better pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口。

Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. 与其说话不中肯，不如一言不发好。

Better some of a pudding than none of a pie. 聊胜于无。

Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 宁可滑跤，不可失言。

Better to do well than to say well. 说得好不如做得好。

Better wear out shoes than sheets. 宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子，也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。

Better wear out than rust out. 与其闲散不如忙碌。

Better wit than wealth. 智力胜于财富。

Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功亏一篑。

Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空。