#prefer

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time. ↗

— Chilon

#dishonest #gain #loss #moment #other

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#been #child #company #experience #i

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#cases #doubtful #interpretation #liberal #more

A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#distant #enemy #gate #preferable

President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#inclusion #judgment #national #national security #obama

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

#convictions #firm #give #hold #preferences

No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#bad #catch #company #contagious #disease

My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name. ↗

— Holly Marie Combs

#better #call #calls #difference #first

I prefer film to the stage. I always like the rehearsal better than I like performing. ↗

— Brad Dourif

#better #film #i #i always #like

If it's a slow race you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that. ↗

— Michael East

#guard #i #patient #prefer #race