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Sparrow Proverbs
A sparrow in the hand is better than a cock on the roof.
Russian Proverb
A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it.
Russian Proverb
An upstart is a sparrow eager to marry a hornbill.
Malawi Proverb
Only heaven can see the back of a sparrow.
Bantu Proverb
The sparrow flying behind the hawk thinks the hawk is fleeing.
Japanese Proverb
Better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof.
Czech Proverb
A spoken word is like a sparrow that once has flown away, cannot be caught again.
Russian Proverb
He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley.
Russian Proverb
Word is not a sparrow: flies out, can't catch it.
Russian Proverb
The sparrow feels comfortable on the thorn bush.
Kashmir Proverb
A sparrow in the hand is better then a pigeon on the branch.
Serbo Croatian Proverb
The sparrow says: "I have not eaten... so the parrot will not eat either."
African Proverb
A sparrow suffers as much when it breaks its leg as does a Flanders horse.
Danish Proverb
It does not become the sparrow to mix in the dance of the cranes.
Danish Proverb
The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.
Greek Proverb
Better a sparrow today than a bustard tomorrow.
Hungarian Proverb
The owl tells the sparrow that her head is big.
Hungarian Proverb
Don't give the sparrow in the hand for the crow on the fence.
Romanian Proverb
A sparrow in hand is worth more than a vulture flying.
French Proverb
A sparrow in the hand is better than a crane on the wing.
French Proverb
A sparrow in the hand is better than a bustard on the wing.
Spanish Proverb
A sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flieth by.
French Proverb