“The best preparation is preparation before birth. The preacher and minister, like the poet, should be born for the work.”

Original: Y paratoad goreu yw paratoad cyn geni. Dylai y pregethwr a'r gweinidog, fel y bardd, gael ei eni i'r gwaith. — Arguing that vocation begins with natural aptitude as well as training · Address, Y Paratoad Goreu ar Gyfer y Weinidogaeth, 1895 (Welsh)

• Art
• Education
• Poetry

“These rocks are full of wealth; they only need splitting. The Black Mountain, the Great Mountain and Betws Mountain are full of treasures; they only need striking.”

Original: Mae'r creigiau yma yn llawn cyfoeth, dim ond eu hollti. Mae'r mynydd du a'r mynydd mawr, a mynydd y Betws yn llawn trysorau, dim ond eu taro! — Finding hidden possibility and abundance within the surrounding landscape · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

• Hope
• Nature
• Work

“It was a day for service, support and help.”

Original: Yr oedd y dydd yn ddydd o wasanaeth, a chymorth, a help. — Defining a sacred day through practical service to others · Sermon, Saboth gyda'r Iesu, August 1900 (Welsh)

• Care
• Community
• Faith