Better the grave than a slave.
More Bulgarian Proverbs:
The Meek lamb sucks from two mothers.Bulgarian
The Sparrows quarrel over somebody else's millet.
Bulgarian
Whip the saddle and give the mule something to think about it.
Bulgarian
If you want to annoy the devil stay silent.
Bulgarian
If your neighbor's house is on fire, make haste to put out the fire in your own house.
Bulgarian
A Word makes no hole, a pinch tears no underskirt.
Bulgarian