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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.

손 안에 참새가 나뭇가지 위의 비둘기 보다 낫다.


English equivalent

¶ A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
손 안에 든 새 한 마리가 숲 속에 있는 두 마리보다 낫다.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bosnian_proverbs