102 Proverbs about Rather / Page 5
81. An honest man would rather sell his land than tell a lie.
82. Rather a man without a cow for the summer than without a wife for Christmas night.
83. I would rather be in an apple-tree, than a bad man in distress.
84. I would rather buy than beg.
85. Justice is exercised in the proper prevention, rather than in the severe punishment, of crime.
86. We trust what we see rather than what we hear.
87. Many bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
88. Look to your near neighbour rather than to your distant brother.
89. Rather than an abatement of her viciousness, a witch gives birth to only female children and witchcraft multiplies.
90. An intelligent enemy rather than a foolish friend.
91. Good perfume is known by its scent rather than by the perfumer's advertisement.
92. May Kabul be without gold rather without snow.
93. Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
94. Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones smile down to let us know that they are happy.
95. Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.
96. Rather a bit correctly than much incorrectly.
97. Rather free in a foreign place than a slave back home.
98. Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.
99. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
100. Better to sit next to someone taking a shit rather than someone carving stone.
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