Sentence:  `` Look , my friend '' , he said , `` in my life I learn , how is it the proverb says , <WSD>better</WSD> an ounce of prevention to a pound of cure . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another