Let me get this straight: good things come to those who wait, but also, the early bird catches the worm?

Not only that... If you go through all those "motivational words of wisdom" that are so widespread are repeated so often, you'll find tons of contradictions like that... It's easy to say something that sounds nice, deep and insightful, but making sense of things in a logical way is another level, and few people bother putting much thought into things, sadly...