Rise early and you'll see. Work and you'll have.

What it means

The early riser sees opportunities others sleep through. The worker gets what the dreamer only imagines. Get up, look around, get to work.

The source

"Rise early and you'll see. Work and you'll have." This Spanish proverb is recorded in Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Spanish Proverbs. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.

"Madruga y verás, trabaja y habrás."

Original Spanish, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Spanish Proverbs. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "Rise early and you'll see. Work and you'll have." mean?

The early riser sees opportunities others sleep through. The worker gets what the dreamer only imagines. Get up, look around, get to work.

Who said "Rise early and you'll see. Work and you'll have."?

Spanish proverb. Source: Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Spanish Proverbs.

What is the original Spanish?

Madruga y verás, trabaja y habrás. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.

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"Rise early and you'll see. Work and you'll have." (Spanish proverb, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), Spanish Proverbs, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/rise-early-and-youll-see-work-and-youll