A quotation from James Howell

Better half a loaf then no bread.

James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "English Proverbs" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations

Better half a loaf then no bread. Howell also lists this proverb on an earlier page. A similar proverb, "Better half a loaf than none at all," appears on two pages as well, the second showing how to render the phrase in French, Italian, and Spanish.

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- French: part

- German: die Portion

- Italian: porzione

- Portuguese: porção

- Spanish: porción

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#portion : that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole

- French: part

- German: die Portion

- Italian: porzione

- Portuguese: porção

- Spanish: porción

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- French: part

- German: die Portion

- Italian: porzione

- Portuguese: porção

- Spanish: porción

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