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

We had a little song that went like this: Early to bed and early to rise Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. and The early bird catches the worm.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration

"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 O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)

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

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

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

From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr. by Irwin, Wallace