115 Welsh Proverbs / Page 5
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Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fool's.82.
Repay evil with good, and hell will not claim you.83.
Scatter with one hand, gather with two.84.
Speak well of your friend; of your enemy say nothing.85.
Starting the work is two thirds of it.86.
Tapping persistently breaks the stone.87.
The achievement of all work is practice.88.
The advice of the aged will not mislead you.89.
The best candle is understanding.90.
The best knowledge is to know yourself.91.
The best shortage is a shortage of words.92.
The child will grow, his clothes will not.93.
The coldness of a friend and the coldness of linen -- they never lasted long.94.
The foolish has a wagging tongue.95.
The old know and the young suspect.".96.
The older the man, the weaker his mind.97.
The seed of all evil is laziness.98.
The strength of a nation is its knowledge.99.
The strength of the old is their ready counsel.100.
The wiser the man, the fewer his words.