The first at the mill can grind the first.
More Swedish Proverbs:
It's good to learn from the errors of others, since we don't have time to carry out all of them ourselves.Swedish
Who is in front everywhere often gets a nose-burn.
Swedish
Nothing beneath the sun is lasting.
Swedish
The is unnecessary to make a fuss of any sort of thrash.
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Prepaid work is slow.
Swedish
From children and fools we may hear the truth.
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