half a loaf is better than none

half a loaf is better than none or half a loaf is better than no bread
Part of what we want or need is better than nothing. — A proverb.
Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow from the sidewalk but the lady would only give him a dollar. And he said that half a loaf is better than none.
Compare: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
Categories: proverb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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