Better an egg today, than an ox tomorrow.
More Romanian Proverbs:
Your wife's eyes are in your purse.Romanian
Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you.
Romanian
Do not cut the bough you are sitting on.
Romanian
The looking glass is the enemy of ugly women.
Romanian
Complain about the house where the husband is the wife.
Romanian
If you lie upon roses when you're young, you'll lie upon thorns when you're old.
Romanian