A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

More French Proverbs

• Nothing should be left to chance.
• One always goes back to one’s roots.
• Paris was not made in a day!
• Don’t judge a book by its cover.
• Slow and steady wins the race.
• Don’t wake the sleeping cat.
• Everyone sees noon at his own door, or Everyone sees things their own way.
• Once bitten, twice shy.
• Who does not move forward, recedes.
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• There’s no smoke without fire.
• He who has land has quarrels.
• All’s well that ends well.
• Birds of a feather flock together.
• Better safe than sorry.
• To strike while the iron is hot.
• You pay for your mistakes.
• To each his own.
• Silence implies consent.
• Beggars can’t be choosers.
• Don’t jump to conclusions.
• Walls have ears.
• Whoever laughs last laughs best.
• All that glitters isn’t gold.
• All things come to those who wait.
• He who steals an egg will steal an ox.
• Tit for tat.