1. Better lose a jest than a friend. 

2. Better deny at once than promise long. 

3. Better one suffer, than a nation grieve. 

4. One honest word is better than two oaths. 

5. Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 

6. An honourable death is better than a disgraceful life. 

7. An open enemy is better than a hollow friend. 

8. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. 

9. Better to do well than to say well. 

10. Many heads are better than one. 

11. Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 

12. A little is better than none. 

13. Better wear out shoes than sheets. 

14. Creditors have better memories than debtors. 

15. Poor without debt is better than a prince. 

16. Better an empty purse than an empty head. 

17. Do well is better than say well. 

18. A good fame is better than a good face. 

19. It is better to give than to receive. 

20. Praise makes good men better(sentencedict.com),[http://Sentencedict.com] and bad men worse. 

21. Better die with honour than live with shame. 

22. It's better to give than to receive. 

23. Better spare at brim than at bottom. 

24. Better be half hanged than ill wed. 

25. The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar. 

26. Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. William Shakespeare 

27. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 

28. There is no better looking-glass than an old friend. 

29. Discretion is the better part of valour. 

30. One foot is better than two crutches.