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39 Short & Beautiful Welsh Proverbs (WISDOM)

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Top 10 Most Famous Short Welsh Proverbs (BEST)

Adversity brings knowledge and knowledge wisdom.
Adversity brings knowledge and knowledge wisdom.
If you want to be a leader, be a bridge.
If you want to be a leader, be a bridge.
The guilty flee with no one chasing them.
The guilty flee with no one chasing them.
He who steals an egg will steal more.
He who steals an egg will steal more.
A great sin can enter through a small door.
A great sin can enter through a small door.
I was wise once: when I was born I cried.
I was wise once: when I was born I cried.
Starting the work is two thirds of it.
Starting the work is two thirds of it.
A nation without a language is a nation without a heart.
A nation without a language is a nation without a heart.
There's a black sheep in every flock.
There’s a black sheep in every flock.
Speak well of your friend; of your enemy, say nothing.
Speak well of your friend; of your enemy, say nothing.

15 Wise Short Welsh Proverbs About Life (WISDOM)

Everything you have in this world is just borrowed for a short time.
Everything you have in this world is just borrowed for a short time.
The best shortage is a shortage of words.
The best shortage is a shortage of words.
Repay evil with good, and hell will not claim you.
Repay evil with good, and hell will not claim you.
Better my own cottage than the palace of another.
Better my own cottage than the palace of another.
A man without prudence is a ship without an anchor.
A man without prudence is a ship without an anchor.
Things turn sour when you play with fire.
Things turn sour when you play with fire.
The greater the hurry, the more obstacles there are.
The greater the hurry, the more obstacles there are.
The world is wide to everyone.
The world is wide to everyone.
While kicking and biting, love develops.
While kicking and biting, love develops.
The crow sees its chick as white.
The crow sees its chick as white.
Home is home, however poor it is.
Home is home, however poor it is.
Three comforts of old age: fire, tea and tobacco.
Three comforts of old age: fire, tea and tobacco.
Birds of the same colour fly to the same place.
Birds of the same colour fly to the same place.
There's reward in every goodness.
There’s reward in every goodness.
Better a good shilling than a dud sovereign.
Better a good shilling than a dud sovereign.

10 Short Welsh Proverbs on Knowledge and Money (SUCCESS)

Better educated than wealthy.
Better educated than wealthy.
The best knowledge is to know yourself.
The best knowledge is to know yourself.
The seed of all evil is laziness.
The seed of all evil is laziness.
The strength of a nation is its knowledge.
The strength of a nation is its knowledge.
Everything that is yellow is not gold.
Everything that is yellow is not gold.
Let not your tongue cut your throat.
Let not your tongue cut your throat.
Go slowly and go far.
Go slowly and go far.
Tapping persistently breaks the stone.
Tapping persistently breaks the stone.
The pennies add up to become a pound.
The pennies add up to become a pound.
The achievement of all work is practice.
The achievement of all work is practice.

4 Short Welsh Proverbs on Young and Old

The old know and the young suspect.
The old know and the young suspect.
A boy is easier cheated than an old lady.
A boy is easier cheated than an old lady.
The old feel the blows suffered when young.
The old feel the blows suffered when young.
A youth’s promise is like the froth of water.
A youth’s promise is like the froth of water.

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