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prevention is better than cure

prevention is better than cure proverb: it is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

Proverb

prevention is better than cure

  1. It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

prevention is better than cure meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese

prevention is better than cure in Tamil

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
வருமுன் காப்போம் varumuṉ kāppōm

prevention is better than cure in Arabic

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
اَلْوِقَايَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْعِلَاجِ al-wiqāyatu ḵayrun mina l-ʕilāji

prevention is better than cure in Malay

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
mencegah lebih baik daripada mengubati

prevention is better than cure in Vietnamese

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh

Questions about prevention is better than cure

What does prevention is better than cure mean?
Prevention is better than cure means it is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.
What is prevention is better than cure in Tamil?
Prevention is better than cure in Tamil is வருமுன் காப்போம் (varumuṉ kāppōm). See Prevention is better than cure meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prevention is better than cure?
Prevention is better than cure is a proverb.

Words near prevention is better than cure in the dictionary

  1. preventibles
  2. preventing
  3. preventingly
  4. prevention
  5. prevention is better than a cure
  6. prevention is better than cure
  7. preventional
  8. preventionism
  9. preventionist
  10. preventionists
  11. preventions

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