二つのゆりかごよりも、一つの鋤を動かしているほうがよい。の英語

Better to have one plough going than two cradles.

It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.

a game in which two or more participants play with a shuttlecock

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

It's better to carry plastic chopsticks and wash them than to use disposable chopsticks to throw away.

Instead of using disposable chopsticks, it's better to use plastic chopsticks that you can wash.

It's better to use plastic chopsticks and wash them than to use disposable chopsticks.

I prefer working to doing nothing.

A bowl would be better for the rice instead of a flat plate.

Second, the grain of the wood should be as straight as possible.

you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush

to join more than one thing

Tom makes more money than Mary does.

Tom makes more money than Mary.

I like desks made of wood better than steel ones, because wooden ones have a warmer feel (to them).

the action of combining two or more things to make something else

to bring two things close enough to one another so that they touch

I'd rather use olive oil than butter.

the action of combining two or more things into one

I prefer working to doing nothing.

I like handmade quilts better than machine‐sewed ones.

I'd rather starve than steal.

to combine more than two things

I would rather starve than start stealing.

I would rather starve than steal.

It's better to try and fail, than never try at all.

It is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied.

I prefer payment in full to payment in part.

It is better to give than to take.

Work is preferable to idleness.