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What is the meaning of an ounce is better than a pound of cure?
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An 'ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' is the saying. It means that it normally takes less (an ounce) in time, resources to stop a problem from occurring than it does (a pound) to fix the problem after it has already occurred.
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What is the meaning of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure?
This is pretty much saying that its a hell of a lot better, safer and wiser to prevent yourself from acquiring a disease than to get the disease and spend time, effort and money trying to cure yourself.
Who said an ounce of pre?
Benjamin Franklin - 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.'
Who said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the english equivalent of the metricized expression for 30g of prevention is worth 0.454kg of cure?
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure fits well as the adage for this phase of?
Preparedness
Can you give me a sentence with the word prevention?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ~Benjamin Franklin
Explain An ounce prevention is better than a pound of cure?
If you do a little to prevent the infection, you won't need to do alot to cure it. If you wash your hands, you stop a strep throat infection. But if you don't, you could get the infection, and have to do alot to stop it.
What is 1 O of P is W a P of C?
1 (an) Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure fits well as the adage for this phase of emergency management?
A. preparedness
What is the meaning of 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' and how does this saying apply to farm management?
Prepare, a little pesticide is better than losing your entire crop. A $20 flu shot is better than being hospitalized by severe flu..... Safely placing the candle away from flammable is better than rebuilding your burnt down house.
What does an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure mean?
An ounce is a small measurement and a pound is a large one. This quotation is saying that doing a little bit of planning to prepare for something is worth more than waiting until something has happened and trying to cure whatever it is later.
Why an ounce prevention is worth a pound of cure?
This refers to it's easier to take steps to be healthy before an illness, than the cure necessary to get well after already becoming sick.
