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The eight English proverbs cited above thus have respective equivalents as follows: Plus valet manibus passer quam sub dubio grus ` It is better to have a sparrow in the hand than a crane in doubt ';
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- A constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
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The eight English proverbs cited above thus have respective equivalents as follows: Plus valet manibus passer quam sub dubio grus ` It is better to have a sparrow in the hand than a crane in doubt ';
— VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 2 - I closed the door, wondering whether I had done the right thing, consoling myself with the thought that he would have gone looking and doubtless located the Lo grus eventually, anyway. — Prince of Chaos
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Every night I stripped to my bikini and ran around the deck singing the ELO song "Don't Bring Me Down-grus!"
— September 29, 2005
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- [L. the crane.]