Better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in wartime Home The Lexicon Better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in wartime Thumbnail Phrase or WordBetter to be a dog in peacetime than a man in wartimeDefinitionA lowly life in peace is better than a noble one in danger. (Chinese proverb)LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryCaninesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemA dog in a kennel barks at his fleas — a hunting dog does not feel them Next itemThe dog ate my homework
