Be first in the field, the last to the couch.
More Chinese Proverbs:
A thriftless woman burns the entire candle looking for a match.Chinese
If you want an audience, start a fight.
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Wait long, strike fast.
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One can forgive a murder but not impoliteness.
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Devil take the hindmost.
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The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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