Bird, Bosnian Proverb

Latin: Bolje vrabac u ruci, nego golub na grani.
Cyrillic: Боље врабац у руци, него голуб на грани.
Translation: A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the branch.

- Bosnian Proverb; Kovačević (1991). Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, izraza i izreka. Filip Višnjić. p. 48.

Proverbs from all Bosnian speaking parts of the world.

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English equivalent

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

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Nature, Chinese Proverb

If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Avatamsaka Sutra

自利利他，如鳥兩翼。

- 華嚴經

Likewise, helping oneself and helping others are like the two wings of a bird.

- Avataṃsaka Sūtra (華嚴經)

Deity, Chilean Proverb

The little birds have god for their caterer.

- Chilean Proverb