"mieux vaut tenir que courir" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Français]

IPA: \mjø vɔ tə.niʁ kə ku.ʁiʁ\
  1. Mieux vaut la possession immédiate d’un bien quelconque que la recherche d’un bien plus considérable.
    Sense id: fr-mieux_vaut_tenir_que_courir-fr-phrase-geCqBFR0 Categories (other): Mots proverbiaux en français, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras Translations: better an egg today than a hen tomorrow (Anglais), سرکه نقد به از حلوای نسیه (Persan)
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