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Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

Prov. It is better to be the leader of a less prestigious group than to be a subordinate in a more prestigious one. Joe: I can be the headmaster of a small secondary school, or I can be a teacher at a famous university. Which job offer do you think I should take? Nancy: Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. A professional writing workshop had asked Bob to join, but he elected to stay with his amateur group, since he thought it better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
See also: better, dog, head, lion, of, tail

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rahman-Arabic, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Lavina-English
Louiza-Greek
Aswathi-Indian, Malayalam
Yura-Russian, Ukrainian
Thora-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German