q('Better to ask the way than~ go astray.#If you ask for advice or help, you won\'t make a mistake.');
q('A good word costs no more than~ a bad one.#It\'s as easy to praise someone as to criticize them.');
q('Better late than~ never.#It is better to do something late than not to do it at all.');
q('Better bend than~ break.#Do not insist on doing things your own way. Change a little in order to avoid failure.');
q('Better a lie that heals than~ a truth that wounds.#Sometimes the truth is too painful to be told.');
q('Actions speak louder than~ words.#It\'s what you do that is important, not what you say.');
q('Easier said than~ done.#It\'s easier to say what you are going top do than to actually do it.');
q('The eye is bigger than~ the stomach.#People always think they can eat more than they in fact can - particularly if the food looks or smells good.');
q('Prevention is better than~ cure.#It\'s better to prevent something bad happening than to try and put it right afterwards.');
q('Half a loaf is better than~ no bread.#Even a little is better than nothing.');
q('The pen is mightier than~ the sword.#You can influence people and history more by writing than by fighting.');
q('Two heads are better than~ one.#If you are trying to solve a problem, it\'s good to have someone to help you.');
q('Honey catches more flies than~ vinegar.#You will achieve more by being kind than by being sharp and critical.');
q('It\'s better to be born lucky than~ rich.#It\'s better to be born lucky than rich.');
q('Blood is thicker than~ water.#Our family is more important to us than any friend.');
q('Nothing dries sooner than~ tears.#We soon forget or recover from past unhappiness.');
q('A chain is no stronger than~ its weakest link.#If a part of something is weak, then the whole thing is weak.');
q('Better be safe than~ sorry.#Don\'t take a risk. You may regret it.');
q('Words cut more than~ swords.#Words can hurt people more than weapons.');
q('Better known than~ trusted.#Be sure that you really know someone well before you put your trust in them.');