a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←拉丁语 plus valet in manibus avis unica quam dupla silvis “a single bird in the hands is worth more than two in the forest”
词源说明
Calque of Latin plus valet in manibus avis unica quam dupla silvis (“a single bird in the hands is worth more than two in the forest”), possibly deriving from sources as old as the ancient Middle East, with the 6th century BCE Proverbs of Ahiqar including "a sparrow in thy hand is better than a thousand sparrows flying".