half a loaf is better than none

Proverb

half a loaf is better than none

1. Something is better than nothing: some reward, achievement, result, etc. is preferable to none at all.
   • "I have the beginnings of genius," he finally decided, "that is, I can see for myself, but I cannot pass the vision on to others by production."
     "Half a loaf is better than none," said Miss Enistor soothingly.1912, Fergus Hume, chapter 1, in A Son of Perdition
   • "I'm a business man, and I tell you before you're half through with this fight, you'll come to the conclusion that half a loaf is better than none at all—particularly in the matter of extra large loaves. You'll come to me and compromise."1914, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 16, in The Long Chance

   Synonyms:

   something is better than nothing, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, beggars can't be choosers, don't look a gift horse in the mouth