| Better a lean peace than a fat victory |
| Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us |
| Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow |
| Better an open enemy than a false friend |
| Better be alone than in bad company |
| Better be born lucky than rich |
| Better be envied than pitied |
| Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion |
| Better deny at once than promise long |
| Better die standing than live kneeling |
| Better early than late |
| Better give a shilling than lend a half-crown |
| Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt |
| Better late than never |
| Better lose a jest than a friend |
| Better one-eyed than stone-blind |
| Better the devil you know than the devil you don't |
| Better the foot slip than the tongue |
| Better to do well than to say well |
| Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven |
| Better unborn than untaught |
| Better untaught than ill-taught |
| Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip |
| Between the devil and the deep (blue) sea |
| Between the upper and nether millstone |
| Between two evils 'tis not worth choosing |
| Between two stools one goes (falls) to the ground |
| Betwixt and between |
| Beware of a silent dog and still water |
| Bind the sack before it be full |
| Birds of a feather flock together |
| Blind men can judge no colours |
| Blood is thicker than water |
| Borrowed garments never fit well |
| Brevity is the soul of wit |
| Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse |
| Business before pleasure |
| By doing nothing we learn to do ill |
| By hook or by crook |
| By the street of 'by-and-bye' one arrives at the house of 'Never' |
