Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst.
“He who comes first, grinds first.”
Those who arrive or act earliest are served or rewarded first.
— Traditional Liechtenstein Wisdom, Liechtenstein
Source: Traditional Alemannic/German-speaking proverb, shared regional heritage of Liechtenstein and the German-speaking Alpine region, public-domain oral tradition
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