Miscellaneous Collections

Miscellaneous Collections

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It is better to be An old man's derling than a yong man's werling.
-- John Heywood (c. 1565) -- Proverbes, Part ii, Chap. vii...
It is better to be at the head of the jackals than the tail of the lions.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.
-- Oscar Wilde...
It is better to be brief than boring.
It is better to be deceived by a friend, than to suspect him.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies. -- Arthur Calwell
It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.
-- President Grover Cleveland...
It is better to be feared than loved, more prudent to be cruel than compassionate.
-- Niccolo Machievelli...
It is better to be good than original.
It is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not. -- Andre Gide

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