εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται
From LSJ
Οὔκ ἔστιν οὕτω μῶρος ὃς θανεῖν ἐρᾷ → No one is so foolish that they wish to die
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
every man is jostling for a front seat, every man is scrambling for a front seat