I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome. Julius Caesar
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. Aesop
It is better to be first with an ugly woman than the hundreth with a beauty. Pearl S. Buck
In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish. English Proverb
Be first at the feast, and last at the fight. Native American Proverb
Be first in the field, the last to the couch. Chinese Proverb