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“The early bird catches the worm.”<\/em><\/p>\n

What does it mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Whoever arrives first\u00a0has the best chance of success; some opportunities are only available to the first competitors.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Where does it come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is first recorded in John Ray’s\u00a0A Collection of English Proverbs 1670, 1678<\/em>:<\/p>\n

The early bird catcheth the worm.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clearly, the title of the work indicates that this was considered proverbial even in the 17th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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