The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.
The first step to wisdom is silence. The second is listening.
The first rule of survival is clear: Nothing is more important than your life.

The first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
The first rule of life is to do what makes YOU happy.
The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.