prevention is better than cure

English

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

Arabic: اَلْوِقَايَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْعِلَاجِ‎ (al-wiqāyatu ḵayrun mina l-ʿilāji)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 預防勝於治療, 预防胜于治疗 (jyu⁶ fong⁴ sing³ jyu¹ zi⁶ liu⁴), 防患未然 (fong⁴ waan⁶ mei⁶ jin⁴), 未雨綢繆, 未雨绸缪 (mei⁶ jyu⁵ cau⁴ mau⁴)

Mandarin: 防患未然 (zh) (fánghuànwèirán), 未雨綢繆 (zh), 未雨绸缪 (zh) (wèiyǔchóumóu), 預防勝於治療, 预防胜于治疗 (yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo)
Danish: det er bedre at forebygge end at helbrede
Dutch: voorkomen is beter dan genezen
French: mieux vaut prévenir que guérir (fr)

German: Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen, Vorbeugung ist die beste Medizin
Korean: 안 좋은 일은 생기고 난 뒤 해결하려고 하기보단 아예 생기지조차 않게 막는게 더 낫다 (an joeun ireun saenggigo nan dwi haegyeolharyeogo hagibodan aye saenggijijocha anke mangneun-ge deo natda)
Malay: mencegah lebih baik daripada mengubati
Polish: lepiej zapobiegać niż leczyć (pl)
Portuguese: prevenir é melhor do que remediar
Russian: профила́ктика лу́чше лече́ния (profiláktika lúčše lečénija), лу́чше боле́знь предотврати́ть, чем пото́м лечи́ть (lúčše boléznʹ predotvratítʹ, čem potóm lečítʹ)