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 come away none the wiser
- When the cat is away, the mice will play
- Dog eats dog
- Fools grow without watering
- Learn to say before you sing
- Dog does not eat dog
- Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
- Every dog is a lion at home
- A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool
- A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years
- Head cook and bottle-washer
- The scalded dog fears cold water
- A fool always rushes to the fore
- Fools never know when they are well
- A wager is a fool's argument