宁为鸡口，毋为牛后

宁为鸡口，毋[无]为牛后 [nìng wéi jī kǒu wú wéi niú hòu]

1. ■ better be a bird's beak than a cow's rump; better be a dog's head than a lion's tail; Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a dragon.; Better be the head of the yeomary than the tail of the gentry.; Better to reign in hell than serve in Heaven.