A good name is rather to be chosen than riches.

It is rather to be chosen than great riches, unless I have omitted something from the quotation

A merry heart doeth good like medicine.

I'd rather be lucky than good.

I rather go to see a good play than be in one.

Sometimes you have to be careful when selecting a new name for yourself. For instance, let's say you have chosen the nickname "Fly Head." Normally you would think that "fly Head" would mean a person who has beautiful swept-back features, as if flying through the air. But think again. Couldn't it also mean "having a head like a fly"? I'm afraid some people might actually think that.