Literally, “better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof”. Compare Russian лу́чше сини́ца в руке́, чем жура́вль в не́бе (lúčše siníca v ruké, čem žurávlʹ v nébe).
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lepší vrabec v hrsti nežli holub na střeše