Lepší vrabec v hrsti než holub na střeše.
“Better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof.”
A modest, certain gain is better than a large but uncertain one.
— Traditional Czechia Wisdom, Czechia
Source: Traditional Czechia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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