small frog in a big pond
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The adage that it’s better to be a big frog in a small pond than a small frog in a big pond can seem universal.
From Scientific American
Then again, I prefer to be a big frog in a small pond to being a small frog in a big pond, I am one of the most important men in this colony and, here in Africa, I am always somebody.
From Project Gutenberg
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