The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.
The more one produces, the less one gets.
The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity.
Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.
There are no lazy veteran lion hunters.
By the time the people asking the questions are ready for the answers, the people doing the work have lost track of the questions.