"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" in German An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit. Detailed translations for "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit.