Citations:an ounce of prevention is worth an ounce of cure

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English citations of an ounce of prevention is worth an ounce of cure

  • 1943, Indiana Poultry Blue Book and Buyer's Guide[1], page 8:
    However, these men have learned that "an ounce of prevention is worth an ounce of cure". They practice sanitation as witnessed by having expenditures for disinfectants.
  • 1972, United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary, “S. 1428, "To establish an Institute for Continuing Studies of Juvenile Justice"”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], page 26:
    And it seems to me we have to find a way to deal with that competition and persuade policymakers that the ounce of prevention is worth the pound of cure, or at least an ounce of prevention is worth an ounce of cure.
  • 2014, Goozner, M., "When an ounce of prevention is worth an ounce of cure". Modern healthcare, 44(7), pp.23-23.