Watcyn Wyn — a remark

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“This is valuable knowledge for a young man setting out to live by the principle of truth; it is knowledge that cannot be found in a book.”

Original: Dyma wybodaeth werthfawr i fachgen ifanc yn myned i fyw ar yr egwyddor wiroddol; dyma wybodaeth nad yw i'w chael mewn llyfr. — Distinguishing lived understanding from knowledge acquired through books · Address, Y Paratoad Goreu ar Gyfer y Weinidogaeth, 1895 (Welsh)

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Watcyn Wyn

7 March 1844–19 November 1905

In the rolling hills of Carmarthenshire, where the coal dust mingles with morning mist and the Welsh language flows like the streams that carve the valleys, a remarkable story unfolded in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is the story of Watkin Hezekiah Williams, better known by his bardic name Watcyn Wyn…

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“I am a great believer in new light, but let us always remember that the source of light is the same, and keep our eyes open to see it growing brighter and brighter until noon.”

Original: Yr wyf fi yn gredwr mawr mewn goleuni newydd, ond dewch i ni gael cofio o hyd, mai yr un yw ffynhonnell goleuni, a chadw'n llygaid yn agored i'w weled yn myned fwy—fwy hyd hanner dydd. — Welcoming new understanding while retaining a sense of an enduring spiritual source · Sermon, Sul y Blodau, 31 March 1903 (Welsh)

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