better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
English
editEtymology
editCalque of Latin ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora, from Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais.
Proverb
editbetter an egg today than a hen tomorrow
- It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
Translations
edita bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — see a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush