better an egg today than a hen tomorrow

English

Etymology

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Latin Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora.

Proverb

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

  1. It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.

Synonyms

Translations
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — see a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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