Better be quarreling than lonesome.

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• It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead the rest of your life.
  Irish...
• Sleep is better than
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• Every invalid is a doctor.
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• It is not a fish until it is on the bank.
  Irish...
• An ill agreement is better than a good
  judgement. --...
• A poor compromise is better than a costly
  litigation. --...
• Better bend than break. --
  Scottish...
• Better to bend than break
  Scotts...
• A heavy purse makes a light heart. --
  Irish...