טוֹב כֶּלֶב חַי מִן הָאַרְיֵה הַמֵּת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Better a live dog than a dead lion

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Life is preferable to death, even if it is difficult. "Life is wonderful, considering the alternative."

("For a live dog is better than a dead lion; for the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten" - Ecclesiastes 9:4. And also: "Here, my friends, we see the ivy on the wall / the live dog that is better off" - Dan Pagis / Guided Tour)