The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (English)
A sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flies by. (French)
A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof. (German)
A thousand cranes in the air are not worth the one sparrow in the fist. (Egyptian)
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea. (Irish)
Better a bird in the hand than ten in the air. (Dutch)
Better mine than yours. (Portuguese)
Get what you can, and what you get, hold. (Poor Richard)
Possession is as good as a title. (French)
Possession is nine points of the law. (English)
Possession is the grave of pleasure. (French)
Possessions satisfy, even when unused. (Irish)
What we possess is always beautiful. (Roman)
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