Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven
Лучше царствовать в аду, чем прислуживать в раю.
Лучше быть в деревне первым, чем в городе последним.
Другие пословицы:
- Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil
- He should have a long spoon that sups with the devil
- Evil communications corrupt good manners
- Better the devil you know than the devil you don't
- Of two evils choose the least
- The devil knows many things because he is old
- Idleness is the mother of all evil
- Between the devil and the deep (blue) sea
- Between two evils 'tis not worth choosing
- What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly
- To pull the devil by the tail
- An evil chance seldom comes alone
- He knows best what good is that has endured evil
- The evils we bring on ourselves are hardest to bear
- The devil rebuking sin