The face of a clock at a nearby village Had Dingli which does not tell time but gives solid advice. There are four words in Maltese "My son, cherish time" "Ibni għożż iż-żmien." And then Sir.4.20 which puzzled me for a while and had already decided to ask some local for the meaning when it struck me that it was a verse from the bible. It's verse 20 in chapter 4 from the book of Ecclesiasticus / Sirach : "Take circumstances into account" or "Watch for the opportune time" and the verse continues."and beware of evil, and have no cause to be ashamed of yourself;"
I played a bit with the straight forward picture and used the Hough Sketch effect using Gimp.