Better the first of its kind than the last.
More Greek Proverbs:
Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.Greek
He who wants to be happy must stay at home.
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Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
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Every country is a fatherland.
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Better a sick body than an ignorant mind.
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The liar and the thief rejoice in their first year only.
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