hol hounde Then a ded lyon.. And better is pouert with godnes Then richesse with
wikkedness. 1566 J. BARTHLET Pedigree of Heretics 2 V A lyuing Dogge, is better than a
dead Lion. 1798 ‘P. PINDAR’ Tales of Hoy 41 It was a devil of a trick.. but, ‘A living
Dog is better than a dead Lion,’ as the saying is. 1864 TROLLOPE Can You forgive Her?
II. vii. He had so often told the widow that care killed the cat, and that a live dog was
better than a dead lion. 1928 D. H. LAWRENCE Woman who rode Away 132 When the
lion is shot, the dog gets the spoil. So he had come in for Katherine, Alan’s lioness. A live
dog is better than a dead lion. 1953 ‘G. CULLINGFORD’ Post Mortem iv. I take my
walks without following a ball about like a dog. Which reminds me of the old proverb
that a live dog is better than a dead lion. great and small; lifeThey that LIVE longest, see mostCf. early 14th-cent. Fr. qui vit trop voit, he who lives [long] sees much; 1605–6
SHAKESPEARE King Lear v. iii. 325 We that are young Shall never see so much nor live so
long.
1620 T. SHELTON tr. Cervantes’ Don Quixote II. lii. My Mother was vsed to say,
That ‘twas needfull to liue long, to see much. 1837 T. HOOK Jack Brag III. ii. Them as
lives longest sees the most. 1961 N. LOFTS House at Old Vine vi. vi. Them that live
longest see most. You remember that, young man, if ever you’re down on your luck. 1971
‘M. ERSKINE’ Brood of Folly v. Mrs Parslowe gave her a glance that was both sly and
knowing. ‘Those that live longest will see most,’ she answered cryptically. experience;
old ageCome LIVE with me and you’ll know me1925 S. O’CASEY Juno & Paycock II. 49 I only seen him twiced; if you want to
know me, come an’ live with me. 1960 C. S. LEWIS Four Loves iii. You must really give
no kind of preference to yourself; at a party it is enough to conceal the preference. Hence
the old proverb ‘come live with me and you’ll know me’. familiaritylive see also BETTER to die on your feet than live on your knees; BETTER to live one day
as a tiger.. ; EAT to live, not live to eat; he who FIGHTS and runs away, may live to fight
another day; those who live in GLASS houses shouldn’t throw stones; one HALF of the world
does not know how the other half lives; MAN cannot live by bread alone; a REED before the
wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall; THREATENED men live long.
lived see BRAVE men lived before Agamemnon.