an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure (English, proverb)
expansion: an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
Senses:
glosses: It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it.
glosses: Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
tags: alternative
form: an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
tags: alternative