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Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.

One bird in hand is worth more than two you will have.

A smaller certain gain is worth more than a larger uncertain one.

Traditional Saint Barthélemy Wisdom, Saint Barthélemy

Source: Traditional French proverb, ancestral heritage of the Norman, Breton and Poitevin settlers of Saint Barthélemy, public-domain oral tradition

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