Gerald of Wales Quotes

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Happy the state which in times of peace is yet prepared for war.

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This seems to me a thing to be noticed, that just as the men of this country are, during this mortal life, more prone to anger and revenge than any other race, so in eternal death the saints of this land, that have been elevated by their merits, are more vindictive than the saints of any other region.

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The Isle of Man…is equidistant from the north of Ireland and Britain. There was a great controversy in antiquity concerning the question, to which of the two countries should the island properly belong?…All agreed that since it allowed poisonous reptiles to live in it, it should belong to Britain.

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Who dare compare the English, the most degraded of all the races under heaven, with the Welsh?

Gerald of Wales
Whatever else may come to pass, I do not think that on the Day of Direst Judgement any race other than the Welsh, or any other language, will give answer to the Supreme Judge of all for this small corner of the earth.

Gerald of Wales
When they come together to make music, the Welsh sing their traditional songs, not in unison, as is done elsewhere, but in parts, in many modes and modulations. When a choir gathers to sing, which happens often in this country, you will hear as many different parts and voices as there are performers.

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