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an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
Proverb
broadly
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
病気や問題が発生する前に予防・対策をしておくことが、発生後に対応するよりも効果的で望ましい。 / 事前の予防策や注意深い準備が、後の大きな手間や費用を防ぐ。 / 未然に防ぐことが、既に手が出た後の対処よりも価値がある。
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an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it. / (idiomatic, by extension) Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.
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