Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

Meaning: The saying pictures agues arriving on horseback and departing on foot. It contrasts a rapid onset with a slower imagined recovery through two ways of travelling.

Meaning: Unpleasant early weather is linked with a pleasing later display of flowers. The sequence can express hope that present conditions help prepare a later benefit.

Meaning: An early view of a crop may disappoint while a later view encourages hope. May and June contrast stages of development rather than one permanent verdict.