Better be the head of a pike than the tail of a sturgeon.Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about heads
Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about heads
So long as you don't step on a snail's tail, he won't get up and bite you.Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about contentment
Flee as fast as you will, your fortune will be at your tail.Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fasting, wealth, contentment