Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Early to Bed

“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

Lever à cinq, diner à neuf,
Souper à cinq, coucher à neuf,
Font vivre d'ans nonante neuf.

(The older of the two.)

Lever à six, diner à dix,
Super à six, coucher à dix,
Fait vivre I'homme dix fois dix.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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