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El que madruga come pecho, y el que no, pellejo.

“He who rises early eats the breast meat, and he who doesn't gets the scraps.”

Those who act early and with initiative get the best share; latecomers are left with little.

— Traditional Panama Wisdom, Panama

Source: La Prensa (Panama), "La sabiduria de los pueblos," Panamanian oral proverb tradition, public domain

More Proverbs from Panama

Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.

“The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried away by the current.”

Staying alert and active is essential — those who grow careless or complacent get left behind.

Source: Traditional Spanish-language proverb, shared Hispanic/Caribbean oral tradition, public-domain (in common use across Panama)

No hay mal que dure 100 años.

“There is no bad thing that lasts a hundred years.”

Hardship, however severe, always comes to an end eventually.

Source: La Prensa (Panama), "La sabiduria de los pueblos," Panamanian oral proverb tradition, public domain

Hijo de tigre tiene que nacer pintado.

“The tiger's cub is born already striped.”

Children naturally inherit the traits and character of their parents.

Source: La Prensa (Panama), "La sabiduria de los pueblos," Panamanian oral proverb tradition, public domain

Al pasajero se le conoce por su maleta.

“You can tell a traveler by his suitcase.”

People reveal who they are through the things they carry and how they present themselves.

Source: La Prensa (Panama), "La sabiduria de los pueblos," Panamanian oral proverb tradition, public domain

El que tiene tetas en el seno, que no hable mal del hijo ajeno.

“She who has nursed her own children should not speak ill of another's.”

Parents should show compassion toward other people's children rather than judging them harshly.

Source: La Prensa (Panama), "La sabiduria de los pueblos," Panamanian oral proverb tradition, public domain

El último mono nunca se ahoga.

“The last monkey never drowns.”

Even the one who seems worst off usually finds a way to survive — a stubborn folk optimism.

Source: La Prensa (Panama), "La sabiduria de los pueblos," Panamanian oral proverb tradition, public domain