Proverbs for Life - Part 2

Old proverbs have a way of giving us a new spin on a old problem. Sometimes proverbs are wise with the wisdom of the ages, sometimes they are whimsical to reflect the humor of an era gone by. But to whatever end, they are truly words to live by.

Proverbs for Life - 2

Cwsg gwir ar ddrain, ni chwsg anwir ar blu. Truth will sleep on thorns, lies will not sleep on feathers

Enyn cannwyll I chwilio am haul canolddydd. Lighting a candle to search for the midday sun

Yr euog a ffy heb ei erlid. The guilty one will flee witout being pursued

Chwynnwch eich gardd hun yn gyntaf. Weed your own garden first

Y neb a anwyd I rot nid eiff byth I bum ceiniog. Whoever is born to fourpence will never achieve fivepence

Y mae dau du I bob tudalen. There are two sides to every page

Cyd bo hirddydd, daw ucher. Though the day be long, evening will come

Dau drwg dalu - talu 'mlaen a pheodio a thalu. Two bad payments - to pay beforehand and not to pay at all

Cwsg galar ond ni chwsg gofid. Grief will sleep but anxiety will not

Deuparth gwaith ei ddechrau. A job started is two parts done

Nid yn y bore mae canmol diwrnod teg. The morning is not the time to praise a fine day

Utgorn angau yw peswch sych. A dry cough is death's trumpet

Gan y gwirion ceir y gwir. One gets the truth form the simple

Henaint ni ddaw wi hunan. Old age comes not alone

Ymryson a doeth, ti fyddi ddoethach. Contend with the wise, you will be the wiser

Ni waeth beth fo lliw'r delyn os da'r gainc. It matters not what is the color of the harp is if the melody is sweet

Canmol dy ulad a thrig ynddi. Praise you country and live in it

Mae tan yn gyfaill da ond yn elyn drwg. Fire is a good friend but a bad enemy

Dianc rhag y mwg a syrthio I'r tan. To escape from the smoke and fall into the fire

A unelir liw nos a welir liw dydd. What us done by night will be seen by day

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