“The patient bird breakfasts on thejuiciest worm.”
“EARLY BIRDOh, if you’re a bird, be an early birdAnd catch the worm for your breakfast plate.If you’re a bird, be an early early bird--But if you’re a worm, sleep late.”
“The early bird gets the worm but the late bird doesn't even get the late worm.”
“In nature, the bird who gets up earliest catches the most worms, but in book collecting the prizes fall to birds who know worms when they see them.”
“The early worm gets eaten by the early bird.”
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”