Lafaa odiah isnuvaasheve. Dhuvaa odiah fas nuvaasheve.
“Don't rush when the boat arrives; don't delay when it departs.”
Take opportunities as they come, and do not linger when it is time to move on.
— Traditional Maldives Wisdom, Maldives
Source: Traditional Maldivian proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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