He that will not when he may, when he will he shall have nay."
Who doesn't love to collect a proverb or two. The easiest translation; eat the butterfly when you have the opportunity?' Not wanting to eat butterflies, I liken it to a 'carpe diem' & or 'seize the day' broadened to 'seize each opportunity,each moment & climb those mountains when your feet are there before them.
A wonderful antique Victorian English mottoware plate with the most wonderful chick & butterfly. Old hairline. Measures 10" w.