Sayings

Prevention is better than cure

This page is about the saying "Prevention is better than cure"

Possible meaning:
It's better to take care that a problem does not happen than to have to solve the problem afterwards. It's easier to stop something bad from happening in the first place than to fix the damage after it has happened.

Note:
prevention (noun) = the act of stopping something from happening | cure (noun) = something that solves an illness or problem | This proverb is often used in relation to health and disease. A variation is: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Quick Quiz

"Prevention is better than cure" would be a principle of

a. preventive crime

b. preventative crime

c. preventive medicine
a) preventive crime b) preventative crime c) preventive medicine

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Contributor: Josef Essberger