Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

Meaning: Completing a worthwhile action after a delay is often better than abandoning it altogether. Missing the ideal moment does not always remove the value of doing it now.

Meaning: The saying regards a dry, warm August as favourable to harvest. Its reassuring wording expresses a seasonal expectation rather than a complete assessment of crop conditions.

Meaning: A small useful provision made early may be better than waiting all day with none. The morning morsel image values something available, without making any small response adequate for a larger need.

Meaning: A desired result may require preparation before the moment it is wanted. The breakfast-and-hunt image connects present enjoyment with earlier work, without prescribing hunting or suggesting every outcome can be secured by planning.