group

outnumbered

is sometimes best small --- A few honest men are better than numbers.

A few honest men are better than numbers.

 cheers as you pass by, but they would be just as noisy if they were going to see you hanged.

The crowds cheered me as I passed by, but they would be just as noisy if they were going to see me hanged.

is not necessarily bad --- A few honest men are better than numbers.

is but a feather in a man's cap : let children enjoy their rattle.

Royalty is but a feather in a man's cap : let children enjoy their rattle.