It is better to be a giver than a taker.

施比受有福。

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It is better to be careful.

还是小心点儿为好。

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In cases of death or emergency, it is better to be married.

以防这些死亡或紧急情况发生，最好是把婚结了吧。

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"I do not regret it." he said. "It is better to be defeated battling for an honest idea, than to win by a cowardly trick."

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It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.

当痛苦的人,胜过当快乐的猪;,当痛苦的苏格拉底胜过当快乐的傻瓜。

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And Socrates says it is better to be just even if that results in persecution and death.

苏格拉底回说，正义较好,就算结果是要面对迫害或是死亡。

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It is unsurprising that, overall, children's perception is that it is better to be a boy.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Education | Buffy to slay girls' meekness

But if you are going to be rich, it is better to be rich in Brazil.

FORBES: Getting Better To Be Poor In Brazil

The answer is easy: surely it is better to be more active at the beginning.

BBC: Should job-hogging over-50s all resign?