Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Em primeiro lugar
LEONARDO DA VINCI
I am looking for the English quotation, not just a translation of the Portuguese. I've been looking all morning but with no luck. Out of 18 quotations, I have found 15 so far
| Pride of place |
José Patrício
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Proposed translations
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
First(ly) there is dedication, then skill.
First, you need dedication, then skill/aptitude
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
for starters/to begin with
You use for starters when you mention something to indicate that it is the first item or point in a series.
| agree |
Katarina Peters
1 hr
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Thank you Katarina!
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| agree |
Andrew Bramhall
: Either
2 hrs
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Thank you Oliver !
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Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
First of all
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
dedication before ability
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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-07-05 01:49:43 GMT)
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or: dedication comes before ability
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
First and foremost comes dedication; then skill follows on
Reference comments
Pride of place
first place - pride of place - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/first place
dedication - commitment - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/dedication
We are committed to the Pride of Place initiative, led by Business in the Community, through our investment in our Digital Place technology - https://www.placecube.com/responsibility/
Discussion
Maybe it wasn't da Vinci after all? Google does present the phrase in Portuguese ascribed to Da Vinci but nothing in English.
"Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent; and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading." https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/leonardo_da_vinci_542472