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L e méi un ôv inco, che dman una galena.

“Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.”

A small certain gain now is worth more than a bigger uncertain promise later.

— Traditional San Marino & Romagna Wisdom, San Marino

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs

More Proverbs from San Marino

A forza d' fê us fa la pratica.

“Practice makes perfect.”

A skill is only mastered through repeated doing, not through thinking about it.

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs

A vle che e zogh séja béll, e bsogna che séja curt.

“Leave a jest when it pleases you best.”

A joke stays enjoyable only if it is kept short and does not overstay its welcome.

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs

E bsogna ciapê la furtona quand la s'presenta.

“When fortune knocks, be sure to open the door.”

Seize an opportunity the moment it appears, because it may not return.

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs

La bona mêdar la dis tö rom.

“The good mother does not say "will you?" — she gives.”

True generosity acts on its own, without waiting to be begged or asked twice.

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs

La carité la prinzepia da se stess.

“Charity begins at home.”

Care for your own household and community first, before reaching outward.

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs

La furtona la va e la ven.

“The wheel of fortune is forever in motion.”

Luck and circumstance are never fixed — they rise and fall over time.

Source: Traditional Romagnol dialect proverb (San Marino / Romagna regional oral tradition), public-domain — Wikiquote: Romagnol proverbs