παρὰ τούτοις εἶναι μᾶλλον πρῶτος ἢ παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις δεύτερος.
Mallem hic primus esse quam Romae secundus.
I had rather be the first man here than the second man in Rome.
Plutarch – Greek writer (c. 45-125), in “Life of Caesar” (c. 96), Quotations book 2016