Half a loaf is better than none

Meaning: Something is better than nothing.

Origin: English proverb from John Heywood's 1546 collection.

Translations

• French: Faute de grives, on mange des merles (literally: Lacking thrushes, one eats blackbirds)
• Spanish: A falta de pan, buenas son tortas (literally: Lacking bread, cakes are good)
• Japanese: 無いよりはまし (Nai yori wa mashi) (literally: Better than having nothing)

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