الساقية الجارية ولا النهر المقطوع

A Lebanese proverb from Cedarseed:



 الساقية الجارية ولا النهر المقطوع
(Es-seqiye l-jerye la n-nahr al-maqTu')
Literal meaning:The flowing brook rather than the dry river.  
Meaning: A small but constant source of income is better than a large yet unreliable one.

اللی بیشرب البحر ما بغض الساقية He who has drunk the sea does not choke on a brook

A Syrian proverb from Arabic Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases: 


اللی بیشرب البحر ما بغض الساقية 
(illi biyeshrub elbahar maa bighaD elsaaqia)
Literal Meaning: He who has drunk the sea does not choke on a brook
Meaning: Someone who has done a big thing will not fear a small thing.