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be the first

Examples

Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it. Gloria Steinem

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not. Baruch Spinoza

I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out. Dolly Parton

Be the first to the field and the last to the couch. Chinese Proverb

Save a thief from the gallows and he'll be the first who shall cut your throat. Italian Proverb

Warm a frozen snake and it will be the first to bite you. Russian Proverb

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