John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9432 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1547-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9432 |
| AUTHOR: | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Quixote. Part i. Book iv. Chap. iv. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 67. Also Plutarch, Quotation 164. [back] |