Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
English
Meaning
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later. Sources Wiktionary
Equivalent idioms in other languages
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- French
un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras
a here-you-go is worth more than two you-can-have-it-laters - Greek
Κάλλιο πέντε και στο χέρι παρά δέκα και καρτέρι
It's better to have five in the hand than to wait for ten - Spanish
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
a bird in the hand is worth more than one hundred in flight
