#preferable

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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That some Forms of Government are preferable to others, cannot be doubted; yet neither our Saviour, nor his Apostles have decided where that Preference is due. ↗

— Charles Inglis

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The river route is certainly preferable, as it affords good grazing and an abundance of water. ↗

— William Whipple

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Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow. ↗

— Orrin Hatch

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A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory. ↗

— Pierre Laval

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The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. ↗

— Maimonides

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Fines are preferable to imprisonment and other types of punishment because they are more efficient. With a fine, the punishment to offenders is also revenue to the State. ↗

— Gary Becker

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