prevention is better than cure

English

Proverb

prevention is better than cure

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

Translations

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

Arabic: اَلْوِقَايَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْعِلَاجِ (al-wiqāyatu ḵayrun mina l-ʕilāji)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 預防勝於治療／预防胜于治疗 (jyu⁶ fong⁴ sing³ jyu¹ zi⁶ liu⁴), 防患未然 (fong⁴ waan⁶ mei⁶ jin⁴), 未雨綢繆／未雨绸缪 (mei⁶ jyu⁵ cau⁴ mau⁴)

Mandarin: 防患未然 (zh) (fánghuànwèirán), 未雨綢繆／未雨绸缪 (zh) (wèiyǔchóumóu), 預防勝於治療／预防胜于治疗 (yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo)
Danish: det er bedre at forebygge end at helbrede
Dutch: voorkomen is beter dan genezen
French: mieux vaut prévenir que guérir (fr)
German: Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen, Vorbeugung ist die beste Medizin
Italian: prevenire é meglio che curare
Japanese: 予防は治療に勝る (ja) (yobō ha chiryō ni masaru), 転ばぬ先の杖 (ja) (korobanu saki no tsue)
Korean: 안 좋은 일은 생기고 난 뒤 해결하려고 하기보단 아예 생기지조차 않게 막는게 더 낫다 (an jo'eun ireun saenggigo nan dwi haegyeolharyeogo hagibodan aye saenggijijocha anke mangneun'ge deo natda)
Malay: mencegah lebih baik daripada mengubati
Polish: lepiej zapobiegać niż leczyć (pl)
Portuguese: prevenir é melhor do que remediar
Russian: профила́ктика лу́чше лече́ния (profiláktika lúčše lečénija), лу́чше боле́знь предотврати́ть, чем пото́м лечи́ть (lúčše boléznʹ predotvratítʹ, čem potóm lečítʹ), грамм профилактики стоит килограмма лечения (gramm profilaktiki stoit kilogramma lečenija)

prevention is better than cure

English

Proverb

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