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title: "20 Bird Hand Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Bird Hand quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Bird Hand sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/robert-leland-taylor-58231_water_you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-a-bird_2184717.jpg"
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> [“You can lead a horse to water but a bird in hand can't fool me twice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-leland-taylor/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-a-bird-in-hand-can-t-fool-me-twice/)

[Robert Leland Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-leland-taylor/)

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> [Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/bird-in-hand-makes-it-harder-to-blow-nose/)

[Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/confucius-164_bird_bird-in-hand-makes-it-harder-to-blow-nos_2870572.jpg)

> [As they say - a bird in the hand is worth one in the bush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micky-quinn/as-they-say-a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-one-in-the-bush/)

[Micky Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micky-quinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/micky-quinn-81754_bird_as-they-say-a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth_175115.jpg)

> [“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glynn-stewart/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush/)

[Glynn Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glynn-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/glynn-stewart-60437_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-b_68091.jpg)

> [A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-harte/a-bird-in-hand-is-a-certainty-but-a-bird-in-the-bush-may-sing/)

[Bret Harte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-harte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a0/bret-harte-16965_bird_a-bird-in-hand-is-a-certainty-but-a-bird_2261361.jpg)

> [“A bird in the hand loses its mystery in no time flat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/a-bird-in-the-hand-loses-its-mystery-in-no-time-flat/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/barbara-kingsolver-200_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-loses-its-mystery-in_2474451.png)

> [A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/german-proverb/a-bird-in-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush/)

[German Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/german-proverb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/german-proverb-11849_bird_a-bird-in-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush_3059104.jpg)

> [A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-more-than-a-bush/)

[Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/ice-cube-912_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-more-than-a_721954.jpg)

> [“A bird in the hand is worth plucking, frying, and sticking between two bits of bread.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-burns/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-plucking-frying-and-sticking-between-two/)

[Edward Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-burns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/edward-burns-16466_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-plucking-fry_2504352.jpg)

> [“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, unless it is the burning bush, in that case the value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-leckman/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush-unless-it-is-the-burning/)

[Neil Leckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-leckman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/neil-leckman-3772_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-b_2905109.jpg)

> [“I was a fool,' I say, because I might as well admit it. 'I gave up the bird in my hand for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-black/i-was-a-fool-i-say-because-i-might-as-well-admit-it-i-gave-up-the/)

[Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/holly-black-329_fool_i-was-a-fool-i-say-because-i-might-as-we_2560224.jpg)

> [I cannot help esteem The 'Bird within the Hand' Superior to the one The 'Bush' may yield me Or may not Too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-dickinson/i-cannot-help-esteem-the-bird-within-the-hand-superior-to-the-one-the/)

[Emily Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-dickinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/emily-dickinson-310_atheism_i-cannot-help-esteem-the-bird-within-the_2148101.jpg)

> [A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-ade/a-bird-in-the-hand-may-be-worth-two-in-the-bush-but-remember-also/)

[George Ade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-ade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/george-ade-8718_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-may-be-worth-two-in-t_44358.jpg)

> [A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca-the-younger/a-man-can-refrain-from-wanting-what-he-has-not-and-cheerfully-make/)

[Seneca the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca-the-younger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/seneca-the-younger-219_bird_a-man-can-refrain-from-wanting-what-he-h_3061124.jpg)

> [“When someone loves you, they don't need to tell you every minute of the day, Shown that you meant it is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adhutchinson/when-someone-loves-you-they-don-t-need-to-tell-you-every-minute-of/)

[ADHutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adhutchinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/adhutchinson-216400_bird_when-someone-loves-you-they-don-t-need-t_2755559.jpg)

> [“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush…unless the bird has the flu!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankala-subbarao/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bush-unless-the-bird-has-the/)

[Ankala Subbarao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankala-subbarao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4c/ankala-subbarao-32358_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-b_2181575.jpg)

> [A bird in the hand is worth what it will bring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-what-it-will-bring/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/ambrose-bierce-140_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-what-it-will_2947118.jpg)

> [“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mildred-stallworth/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-bushes/)

[Mildred Stallworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mildred-stallworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/mildred-stallworth-85973_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-two-in-the-b_760698.jpg)

> [He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the bush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plutarch/he-is-a-fool-who-lets-slip-a-bird-in-the-hand-for-a-bird-in-the-bush/)

[Plutarch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plutarch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/plutarch-597_bird_he-is-a-fool-who-lets-slip-a-bird-in-the_3112414.jpg)

> [A bird in the hand is a certainty, but a bird in the bush may sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-harte/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-a-certainty-but-a-bird-in-the-bush-may-sing/)

[Bret Harte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-harte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/bret-harte-16965_bird_a-bird-in-the-hand-is-a-certainty-but-a_1675279.jpg)

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