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

The virtue of getting up early dates from the days when everybody was a farmer. Farmers who got a head start on the work that needed to be done even befode the sun came up outfarmed late risers.

These days it is considered a mark of professionalism and respect for the job to show up for work on time or early, at 8 AM or before.