Translation of "mieux vaut tenir que courir" to English

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Dictionary translations for "mieux vaut tenir que courir"

mieux vaut tenir que courir

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

Contexts with "mieux vaut tenir que courir"

Mieux vaut un voisin proche qu'un parent distant. A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.

Mieux vaut ne pas y aller. You had better not go.

Tatoeba: Mieux vaut pas de sens que pas de phrases! Tatoeba: Better to make no sense than no sentence!

Mieux vaut mourir que d'épouser un homme comme lui. I might as well die as marry such a man.

Mieux vaut se taire que parler pour ne rien dire. It is better to remain silent, than to talk without purpose.

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