A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Лучше одна птичка в руках, чем две в кустах.
Синица в руках - лучше соловья в лесу. Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки. Ближняя соломка лучше дальнего сенца. Лучше воробей в руке, чем петух на кровле.
Другие пословицы:
- The end crowns the work
- To give a lark to catch a kite
- A fox is not taken twice in the same snare
- Every bird likes its own nest
- Give never the wolf the wether to keep
- Little pigeons can carry great messages
- Catch the bear before you sell his skin
- All is fish that comes to his net
- If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- As the old cock crows, so does the young
- Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free
- A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf
- Never offer to teach fish to swim
- Never fry a fish till it's caught