Measured pace

When you have too much to do, spread the tasks over several days.

The saying recommends dividing a burdensome workload into smaller portions instead of treating it as a single immediate demand. A measured sequence of tasks can make sustained effort feel more workable.

Hold your mount back at first, and it may carry you into the lead by the end of the day.

The saying pictures a rider who holds a mount back early in the day and lets the others go ahead. In the image, by evening the same animal brings the rider to the front: the strength that was spared at the start is still there after the others have spent theirs. Read more widely, it advises pacing one's own effort. Strength spent on a fast start is not there later, and a measured beginning can leave enough in reserve to finish well.