“It is better to avail oneself of the old bean than to spill the beans.”
“It is better to be alone with dignity than to be home with immorality.”
“It is better to be a high-flier than to be in high feather.”
“It is better to be thrown mud at than to be grind into the dust.”
“It is better to be pride of the herd than to be full of overweening pride.”
“It is better to have a Law Degree than to be a Simon Legree.”
“It is better to see the cockcrow than to be a cock that cock-a-doodle-do.”