Meanings
- A person who goes to bed early and wakes up early will lead a more successful life.
Synonyms: the early bird gets the worm
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbA person who goes to bed early and wakes up early will lead a more successful life.
Origin
Attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聰穎 /早睡早起, 使人健康、富裕和聪颖
- 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聰穎 /早睡早起Benjamin Franklin quote
- 使人健康、富裕和聪颖 (zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ, shǐrén jiànkāng, fùyù hé cōngyǐng)Benjamin Franklin quote
Danish morgenstund har guld i mund, tidligt op og tidligt i seng, det er sundt for en lille dreng
- morgenstund har guld i mundBenjamin Franklin quote
- tidligt op og tidligt i seng, det er sundt for en lille drengBenjamin Franklin quote
Finnish Illan torkku, aamun virkku, se tapa talon pystyssä pitää
- Illan torkku, aamun virkku, se tapa talon pystyssä pitääBenjamin Franklin quote
French coucher de poule et lever de corbeau écartent l'homme du tombeau
- coucher de poule et lever de corbeau écartent l'homme du tombeauBenjamin Franklin quote
German Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
- Morgenstund hat Gold im MundBenjamin Franklin quote
Italian il mattino ha l'oro in bocca
- il mattino ha l'oro in boccaBenjamin Franklin quote
Malay تيدور اول باڠون اول, ديري چرݢس دان چردس, tidur awal bangun awal, diri cergas dan cerdas
- تيدور اول باڠون اول, ديري چرݢس دان چردسBenjamin Franklin quote
- tidur awal bangun awal, diri cergas dan cerdasBenjamin Franklin quote
Persian سحرخیز باش تا کامروا باشی
- سحرخیز باش تا کامروا باشیBenjamin Franklin quote
Polish kto rano wstaje, temu Pan Bóg daje
- kto rano wstaje, temu Pan Bóg dajeBenjamin Franklin quote
Portuguese deitar cedo e cedo erguer dá saúde e faz crescer
- deitar cedo e cedo erguer dá saúde e faz crescerBenjamin Franklin quote
Spanish a quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda
- a quien madruga, Dios lo ayudaBenjamin Franklin quote
Swedish morgonstund har guld i mund
- morgonstund har guld i mundBenjamin Franklin quote
Cite this entry
early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20to%20bed%2C%20early%20to%20rise%2C%20makes%20a%20man%20healthy%2C%20wealthy%20and%20wise
“early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20to%20bed%2C%20early%20to%20rise%2C%20makes%20a%20man%20healthy%2C%20wealthy%20and%20wise. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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