Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
Лучше быть головой собаки, чем хвостом льва. Смысл: лучше быть первым среди простых людей, чем последним среди знатных или богатых.
Лучше быть головой кошки, чем хвостом льва.
Другие пословицы:
- To teach the dog to bark
- You cannot teach old dogs new tricks
- Learn to say before you sing
- By doing nothing we learn to do ill
- Dumb dogs are dangerous
- He that lives with cripples learns to limp
- Dog eats dog
- To be wise behind the hand
- Many men, many minds
- To call off the dogs
- Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings
- Fools and madmen speak the truth
- Children and fools must not play with edged tools
- When the cat is away, the mice will play
- An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning