Welsh Proverbs

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“The guilty flee with no one chasing them.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Adversity brings knowledge and knowledge of wisdom.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“I was wise once: when I was born, I cried.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“There’s a black sheep in every flock.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Everything you have in this world is just borrowed for a short time.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Advice most needed are the least heeded.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Starting the work is two-thirds of it.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“The best knowledge is knowledge of oneself.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Everything that glitters is not gold.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“If you want to be a leader, be a bridge.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“A nation without a language is a nation without a heart.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Every bird relishes his own song.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Repay evil with good, and hell will not claim you.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Better my own cottage than the palace of another.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Memory slips, letters remain.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Better a good shilling than a dud sovereign.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“The best shortage is a shortage of words.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Better educated than wealthy.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Speak well of your friend; of your enemy say nothing.”
– Welsh Proverb

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“Starting the work is two-thirds of it.”
– Welsh Proverb

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” I was wise once: when I was born I cried.”
– Welsh Proverb

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Caernarfon Castle

Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” A word to the wise, a stick to the unwise.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” Let not your tongue cut your throat.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” A sword’s honor is its idleness.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” Better a friend at court than gold on the finger.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” The guilty flee with no one chasing them.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” Every flock has its black sheep.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” The old feel the blows suffered when young.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” The child will grow, his clothes will not.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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” All waiting is long.”
– Welsh Quotes, and Sayings

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Cardiff Castle Green

Welsh Expressions

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“Best Welshman, Welshman from Home.”
– Welsh Expressions

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“The seed of all evil is laziness.”
– Welsh Expressions

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“Everything that is yellow is not gold.”
– Welsh Expressions

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“A great sin can enter through a small door.”
– Welsh Expressions

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” The old know and the young suspect.”
– Welsh Expressions

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“Everything you have in this world is just borrowed for a short time.”
– Welsh Expressions

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“Three comforts of old age: fire, tea, and tobacco.”
– Welsh Expressions

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“The best knowledge is to know yourself.”
– Welsh Expressions

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Welsh Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings

Welsh Proverbs

Welsh Proverbs are a traditional and straightforward saying that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. Some proverbs exist in more than one language because people share with cultures similar to theirs.

The popularity of proverbs is due to the universality of their meaning and because most people can relate to them in some way and on some level.

Flag of Wales

The flag of Wales consists of a heraldry styled red dragon on a green and white field. As with many heraldic symbols, the exact representation of the dragon is not standardized, and many renderings exist.

The flag incorporates the red dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd, along with the Tudor colors of green and white. It was officially recognized as the Welsh national flag in 1959.

Welsh Language

Welsh is a Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. It is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa, the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina.

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and about 20% of residents in Wales speak Welsh.

Welsh national identity emerged among the Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations.

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd’s death in 1282 marked the completion of England’s conquest of Wales, though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to Wales in the early 15th century.

The whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system in 1535 and 1542, however, a distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century.

Today, the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru), formerly known as the National Assembly for Wales is responsible for a range of devolved policy matters.

Wales

Country: Wales
Welsh: Cymru
Capital: Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd)
Population 3 million

Museums in Wales

Museums in Cardiff, Wales

Welsh Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings

Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings

Welsh Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings

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“ A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
– Welsh Proverb

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