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Better a bird in the hand than ten in the air.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about air

One bird in the hand is better than two flying.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about sky

One beats the bush, and another catches the bird.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A bird never flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about food

It's the early bird that gets the worm.

Proverbs and old sayings English

It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The nest of the blind bird is made by god.

Proverbs and old sayings English about blind, god

He that will take the bird must not scare it.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The bird is known by his note, the man by his words.

Proverbs and old sayings English about word, man

If every bird take back its own feathers, you'll be naked.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A bird hanging between two branches will get bitten on both wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

It's a poor bird that fouls its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings

A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish

A fine cage won't feed the bird.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The early bird catcheth the worm.

Proverbs and old sayings French

To every bird its nest seems fair.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The early bird catches the early worm.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The bird ought not to soil its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings French