Proverbs and Quotes about Being Content

A live dog is better than a dead lion.

A thin bush is better than no shelter.

An old eagle is better than a young bird.

Better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion.

Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a lion.

Better bend than break

Better have an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

Better lose the saddle than the horse.

Better some of a pudding than none of a pie.

Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud

Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.

Half a loaf is better than no bread.

Half a loaf is better than none.

It is better to be green and growing than ripe and rotten.

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness

It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

Quality is better than quantity

Proverbs and Quotes about Children

A burnt child dreads the fire.

A man is at his tallest when he stoops to help a child

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Children and fools tell the truth.

Children are to be seen, not heard.

Children Have Wide Ears and Long Tongues

It’s too late to cover the well when the child is drowned.

Its a wise child that knows its own father

Necessity is a hard nurse, but she raises strong children.

No fathers or mothers think their children ugly.

Shoemakers’ children go barefooted.

Spare the rod and spoil the child

Spare the rod and spoil the child.