It is better to be the first on one’s race than the last.
More French Proverbs:
Take an ox by his horn, a man by his word.French
Friends are lost by calling too often and by not calling often enough.
French
It is easier to abstain than to restrain.
French
Do what you ought, come what may.
French
Better to prevent than to cure.
French
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
French