The early bird catches the worm

Cultural  

1. If we want to achieve our goal, we must get an early start.

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The early bird catches the worm

"The early bird catches the worm," he grinned.

From The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life by Charles Klein

The early bird catches the worm, but the late bird catches the diabolo.

From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman

"The early bird catches the worm" is true here.

From The Apple by Various

Another of these nature proverbs, and one which has exasperated many a late riser, is, "The early bird catches the worm."

From Stories That Words Tell Us by Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman) O'Neill

This, possibly, is the Bornese version of our own proverb, "The early bird catches the worm."

From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr. by Wallace Irwin