ProverbWisdomSpanish origin

No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano

Meaning: Some things can't be rushed; extra effort won't make them happen before their time.

Literally: Getting up early doesn't make dawn come sooner

Example: “Por más que llames cada día, los resultados salen el viernes. No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano.” — However often you call, the results come out on Friday: some things can't be rushed.

Equivalents in English, French, and Japanese

  • English: The early worm gets eaten
  • French: Il faut savoir attendre son heure (literally: One must know how to wait for one's hour)
  • Japanese: 出る杭は打たれる (Deru kui wa utareru) (literally: The nail that sticks out gets hammered down)

Origin: The reply to al que madruga, Dios le ayuda: you can rise as early as you like, the sun keeps its own schedule.

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