an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
 

* 1.prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety

English Related Words* a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

* a picture is worth a thousand words

* apothecaries' ounce

* apothecaries' pound

* apothecaries'/troy pound

* assay pound

* avoirdupois pound

* be worth

* be worth a month's purchase

* be worth it

* be worth one's keep

* be worth one's salt

* be worth one's while

* be worth one's/its weight in gold

* be worth s.o.'s while