“Better a sparrow, living or dead, than no birdsong at all.”
“any live man is better than any dead man but no live or dead man is very much better than any other live or dead man”
“Better a live dog than a dead lion.”
“A living dog's better than a dead lion.”
“Ye are better than all the balladsThat ever were sung or said;For ye are living poems,And all the rest are dead.”
“The day of death is better than the day of birth, a live dog is better than a dead lion, and the grave is better than poverty.”