"Ἐβουλόμην παρὰ τούτοις εἶναι μᾶλλον πρῶτος ἢ παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις δεύτερος."
— Parallel Lives

January 1, 1970

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Dryden's translation: "For my part, I had rather be the first man among these fellows than the second man in Rome."