He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

Those who shine in the second rank, are eclipsed by the first.

Some will shine in the second rank who are lost in the first

Waterloo is a battle of the first rank won by a captain of the second

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.