A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Cultural  

1. The things we already have are more valuable than the things we only hope to get.

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Example Sentences

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," he said.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

"A rolling stone gathers no moss," and "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," are also very popular proverbs, and greatly for the same reason.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, we'd have you understand, and we're content with what we've got.

From Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main by Crawford, Will

For illustration we will take "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

From My Book of Indoor Games by Squareman, Clarence

That proverb, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," is of more authority with them than are all the Divine testimonies of the good of the world to come.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John