Though good be good yet better carries it.

Something may be genuinely good and still be surpassed. When two options are both worthwhile, the superior one deserves preference: “carries it” means wins or takes precedence, not physically carrying anything.

The saying stresses comparison rather than contempt for what is already good. It urges people not to stop evaluating merely because an acceptable choice has appeared, since a better alternative may rightly prevail.

Use this as a reflective comment when choosing between two sound options and explaining why the stronger one should be selected. Its compressed, archaic phrasing may need explanation for contemporary readers and suits literary, ceremonial, or deliberately proverbial writing better than plain everyday speech.