prevention is better than cure

prevention is better than cure

proverb Work to stop something from happening is easier and better than having to try to resolve it later. Unless you want to be violently ill for days, get the flu shot now—prevention is better than cure, you know.
See also: better, cure, prevention
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Prevention is better than cure.

Prov. It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened. (See also An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.) If we spend more money on education, so that children learn to be responsible citizens, we won't have to spend so much money on prisons. Prevention is better than cure.
See also: better, cure, prevention
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

preˌvention is better than ˈcure

(British English) (American English an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened: Remember that prevention is better than cure, so brush your teeth at least twice a day and visit your dentist for regular check-ups.
See also: better, cure, prevention
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • teach a man to fish
  • a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
  • a little learning is a dangerous thing
  • it takes a village
  • village
  • best-laid plans go astray, the
  • the best-laid plans
  • the best-laid plans go astray
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • better bend than break
References in periodicals archive
Everyone agrees that prevention is better than cure, and healthy foods and nutritional supplements go a long way towards keeping the body healthy.
Prevention is better than cure, and the public accountant serves a larger purpose in the keen, penetrating tests and proofs to which he submits the books and accounts submitted to him for audit.
The experts believe in 'Prevention is better than cure', as there is no need for any cure if we take proper steps and stay away from these kind of diseases through proper prevention.
"Everybody agrees that prevention is better than cure and if we are going to tackle these debilitating diseases - kidney disease, strokes, heart attacks, diabetes - we have got the ability now to put much more into prevention," he said.
Where health is concerned, prevention is better than cure, let's make it a big success by all joining in as and when possible.
The fact that the number of applications to tribunals is lower than four years ago is a tribute to the effectiveness of our message that prevention is better than cure. ''