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better_safe_than_sorry
better safe than sorry
English
Proverb
better
safe
than
sorry
It is
preferable
to be
cautious
in one's
choices
and
actions
than to
suffer
afterwards.
See also
err on the side of caution
better late than never
Translations
it is preferable to be cautious
Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin:
小心駛得萬年船
,
小心驶得万年船
(
xiǎoxīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán
)
Faroese:
betur fyrivarin enn eftirsnarin
Finnish:
parempi virsta väärää kuin vaaksa vaaraa
,
varmuus on aina paras
,
parempi katsoa kuin katua
French:
mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
(fr)
German:
Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht
Hungarian:
jobb félni, mint megijedni
(hu)
Icelandic:
það er betra að hafa vaðið fyrir neðan sig
,
allur er varinn góður
Italian:
la prudenza non è mai troppa
,
meglio prevenire che curare
Japanese:
転ばぬ先の杖
(ja)
(
ころばぬさきのつえ, korobanu saki no tsue
)
Malay:
Rumi:
biar lambat asalkan selamat
,
ingat sebelum kena, jimat sebelum habis
,
sesal dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tak berguna
Jawi:
بيار لمبت اصلکن سلامت
,
ايڠت سبلوم کنا, جيمت سبلوم هابيس
,
سسل دهولو ڤنداڤتن, سسل کمودين تق برݢونا
Norwegian:
bedre å være på den sikre siden
Polish:
strzeżonego Pan Bóg strzeże
Portuguese:
é melhor prevenir do que remediar
Russian:
бережёного бог бережёт
(ru)
(
berežónovo box berežót
)
Serbo-Croatian:
bolje sprečiti nego lečiti
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