“Better than a thousand sayings Made up of useless wordsIs one word of meaning Which calms you to hear it.”

“Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men,You're the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one - yourself.”

“Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.”

“End of a matter is better than its beginning”

“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second commandment is like it: you shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”

“Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two works better than those.”

“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.”