Proverb: "Rise early, work late and strike oil"

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me the meaning of the following proverb(?) ?

"Rise early, work late and strike oil"

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

I wouldn't call that a proverb. To me it's a just a quote -- something J. Paul Getty liked to say to explain his success.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Paul_Getty

I think he simply wants to say that the secret to becoming rich is hard work.

Amy