Boljši vrabec v roki kot golob na strehi.
“A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof.”
A smaller certain gain is worth more than a larger uncertain one.
— Traditional Slovenia Wisdom, Slovenia
Source: Traditional Slovenia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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