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the_early_bird_catches_the_worm

the early bird catches the worm

English

Proverb

the early bird catches the worm

the early bird gets the worm

Translations

Be motivated so you can accomplish what you want.

Chinese:
Mandarin: 近水樓台先得月, 近水楼台先得月, 先到先得 (zh)
French: le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
German: Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm

Norwegian:
Bokmål: morgenstund har gull i munn (no)
Polish: kto rano wstaje, temu Pan Bóg daje (pl)
Russian: кто ра́но встаёт, тому́ бог подаёт ‎(kto ráno vstajót, tomú bog podajót)

References

Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, ISBN 0-679-44554-4, p. 79.