amynedd yw mam pob doethineb

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “patience is the mother of wisdom”.

Proverb

amynedd yw mam pob doethineb

  1. (idiomatic) patience is a virtue
  • amynedd yw eli pob dolur (“time is a great healer”, literally “patience is the salve of all pains”)
  • gweddw pwyll heb amynedd (“there is no prudence without patience”, literally “a widow is prudence without patience”)

References

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “amynedd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
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