an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

:  a unit of weight equal to ¹⁄₁₆ avoirdupois pound

:  a small amount

:  fluid ounce

:  snow leopard

:  the act of preventing or hindering

:  become

:  having monetary or material value

:  estimable

:  monetary value

:  the equivalent of a specified amount or figure

:  the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held

:  equal in value to

:  having assets or income equal to

:  deserving of

:  any of various units of mass and weight

:  the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom —called also pound sterling

:  the basic monetary unit of Ireland from 1921 to 2001

:  an enclosure for animals

:  a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed animals

:  a depot for holding impounded personal property until redeemed by the owner

:  to reduce to powder or pulp by beating

:  to strike heavily or repeatedly

:  to inculcate by insistent repetition :  drive

:  an act or sound of pounding

:  spiritual charge :  care

:  pastoral charge of a parish

:  recovery or relief from a disease

:  to restore to health, soundness, or normality

:  to bring about recovery from

:  to deal with in a way that eliminates or rectifies