better safe than sorry

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒɹi Hyphenation: bet‧ter safe than sor‧ry === Proverb === better safe than sorry It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards. ==== Translations ==== === See also === err on the side of caution measure twice, cut once better late than never play it safe prevention is better than cure