Better an empty house than a bad tenant.

More proverbs about Morality

• Enough is as good as a feast. Contentment with sufficiency brings the same satisfaction as abundance without the excess.
• A bad excuse is better than none at all. Offering some explanation, however flawed, preserves dignity better than silent admission…
• A single fact is worth a ship-load of argument. Concrete evidence settles disputes more effectively than prolonged debate or rhetoric alo…
• Fair and softly go far in a day. Steady, moderate effort sustains progress better than rushed, forceful action that exhaus…
• A fair face may hide a foul heart. Physical beauty deceives; assess character through actions and behavior, not appearance a…
• As good to be out of the world as out of the fashion. Social irrelevance destroys one's sense of existence as thoroughly as physical death.