prevention is better than cure
- prevention is better than cure
Cf. c 1240 BRACTON De Legibus v. x. melius & utilius [est] in tempore occurrere, quam post causam vulneratam quaerere remedium, it is better and more useful to meet a problem in time than to seek a remedy after the damage is done.
1618 T. ADAMS Happiness of Church 146 Preuention is so much better then healing, because it saues the labour of being sicke.
1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 3962 Prevention is much preferable to Cure.
1826 J. PINTARD Letter 19 Apr. (1940) II. 257 Prevention is better than cure... With perseverance we shall save numbers of little Devils from becoming big ones.
1954 R. HAYDN Journal of Edwin Carp 148 ‘Why do you wear those old galoshes when the sun’s shining?’.. ‘Prevention’s better than Cure.’
1996 ‘C. AIRD’ After Effects iii. 28 ‘Glad to hear it, sir,’ said Sloan, adding prosaically, ‘You could say that prevention’s better than cure in the police world as well as the medical one.’
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prevention is better than cure — ► prevention is better than cure proverb it s easier to stop something happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened. Main Entry: ↑prevent … English terms dictionary
Prevention is better than cure. — British & Australian, American something that you say which means it is better to stop something bad happening than it is to deal with it after it has happened. More advice is needed on how to stay healthy because, as we all know, prevention is… … New idioms dictionary
prevention is better than cure — preˌvention is better than ˈcure idiom (BrE) (US an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened … Useful english dictionary
(an) ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure — preˌvention is better than ˈcure idiom (BrE) (US an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened … Useful english dictionary
cure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 medicine/treatment that can cure an illness ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, instant, miracle, wonder ▪ There is no instant cure for this condition. ▪ rest … Collocations dictionary
prevention — prevent ► VERB 1) keep from happening or arising. 2) stop (someone) from doing something. ● prevention is better than cure Cf. ↑prevention is better than cure DERIVATIVES preventable adjective prevention … English terms dictionary
prevention — pre|ven|tion [prıˈvenʃən] n [U] when something bad is stopped from happening prevention of ▪ Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents. crime/accident/fire etc prevention ▪ Effective crime prevention must be our main goal … Dictionary of contemporary English
cure — 01. Scientists around the world are working hard to try to find a [cure] for cancer. 02. With advances in genetics, perhaps someday a [cure] will be found for AIDS. 03. Nicotine patches seem to be a fairly effective [cure] for cigarette addiction … Grammatical examples in English
cure — see no cure, no pay prevention is better than cure what can’t be cured must be endured … Proverbs new dictionary
prevention — see prevention is better than cure … Proverbs new dictionary
