It seems that with the Internet, as with most things, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

和大多数事物一样，网络也要遵循一分预防胜似十分治疗的原则。

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I strongly recommend backing up your data at least once a day. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

我强烈推荐你每天至少要备份一次数据。防患于未然。

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Where viruses are concerned, what grandma used to tell you is extremely relevant: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

对待计算机病毒，老奶奶过去经常对你说的一句话是非常贴切的：一分的预防胜似十分的治疗。

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So we say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

The world will increasingly recognise that in the case of pandemics, as with heart disease and cancer, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

ECONOMIST: Science