Better it is to meet a bear bereaved of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
Meaning: Confronting a dangerous animal is safer than engaging with someone determined to persist in their destructive foolishness.
Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.
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