1670 collection of proverbs first recorded in a book of proverbs from the 1670s http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127000.html 1670 collection of proverbs https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127000.html http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127000.html The early bird catches the worm “the early bird catches the worm”! the early bird catches the worm origin. the early bird catches the worm! 1670 collection of proverbs “the early bird catches the worm”!