“The English press would do well to remember that the Welshman has two eyes: one reads Welsh and the other reads English.”

Original: Byddai yn eithaf peth i'r wasg Seisnig gofio fod dau lygad gan y Cymro—un yn darllen Cymraeg, a'r llall yn darllen Saesneg. — A witty defence of Welsh readers against careless outside criticism · Gorsedd paper, National Eisteddfod Rhyl, 1892 (Welsh)

• Identity
• Language
• Wit

“Christianity is meant to face the misery of the world and seek to remove it.”

Original: Y mae wyneb Cristionogaeth i fod ar drueni'r byd, ac i geisio ei symud. — Presenting faith as an active response to human suffering · Sermon, Ceisio Teyrnas Dduw, July 1886 (Welsh)

• Compassion
• Faith
• Suffering

“There is something very beautiful in this cutting and covenant: first the commandments into tablets, then the laws into your palm, and finally the covenant deep into your heart.”

Original: Y mae rhywbeth yn brydferth iawn yn y torri a'r cymodi yma. Torri'r gorchmynion ar lechau i ddechreu, torri'r deddfau ar dor dy law yn nês ymlaen; torri'r cytundeb i ddyfnder dy galon yn y diwedd. — Tracing moral commitment from outward inscription towards inward conviction · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

• Faith
• Morality
• Truth