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Celtic Triads--Words of AncientWisdom
The Triads
Concerning three things that hide: an open bag hidesnothing, an open door hides little, an open person hidessomething.
Three errors not acknowledged: fear of an enemy, torment oflove, and a jealos persons! evil sspicion of their mate.
Three possessions we vale most take away pride from s:
or money, or time, and or conscience.
Three things by natre case their possessor to err: yoth,prosperity, and ignorance.
Three things resemble each other: a bright sword which rstsfrom long staying in the scabbard, bright water which stinksfrom long standing, and wisdom which is dead from longdisse.
Three things not easy to check: the stream of a cataract, an
arrow from a bow, and a rash tonge.
Three things hard to catch: a stag on the montain, a fo" inthe wood, and the coin of the miserly scrooge.
There are three things each very like the other: an old blindhorse playing the harp with his hoofs, a pig in a silk dress,and a merciless person prating abot piety.
Three things as good as the best: bread and milk against
hnger, a white coat against the cold, and a yeoman!s son ina breach.
Three things which are not hidden: a straw in the shoe, a awlin a bag, and a harlot in a crowd.
Three sweet things in the world: power, prosperity, and errorin action.
Three strong things in the world: a lord, a fool, and the #oid.
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There are three things which move together as $ickly theone as the other: lightning , thoght , and the help of the%ighty &nes.
Three things not loved withot each one it!s companion: day
withot night, idleness withot hnger, and wisdom withotreverence.
There are three whose fll reward can never be given tothem: parents, a good teacher, and the %ighty &nes.
Three glories of a gathering: a comely mate, a good horse,and a swift hond.
Three things which constitte a healer: a complete cre,leaving no blemish behind, and a painless e"amination.
Three false sisters: 'perhaps', 'maybe', and '( dare say'.
Three timid brothers: ')sh*' '+top*' 'isten*'
Three yothfl sisters: desire, beaty, and generosity.
Three aged sisters: groaning, chastity, and gliness.
Three slender things that best spport the world: the slender
stream of milk from the cows dg into the pail the slenderblade of green corn pon the grond the slender thread overthe hand of a skilled woman.
Three keys that nlock thoghts: drnkenness trstflnesslove.
Three sonds of increase: the lowing of a cow in milk the dinof a smithy the swish of a plow.
Three nbreathing things paid for only with breathing things:
An apple tree, a hael bsh, a sacred grove.
Three things by which e"cellence is established: Taking allthings in moderation with nothing in e"cess abidance tooaths and acceptance of responsibility.
(t is easier to determine the trth when these three primeevidences are e"istent: physical items which tell a storytrstworthy witnesses which tell their story and concrrencewith known trths. .
Three things from which never to be moved: one!s oathsone!s /ods and the trth.
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Three antagonists of goodness: arrogance, passion, andcovetosness.
Three rewards of those who learn to temper their emotions:e"perience, strength, and introspection.
Three things beside which the banefl cannot be: conformityto law, knowledge, and love.
Three things mst wait long before they are attained:honesty from covetosness, wisdom from arrogance , andwealth from sloth.
Three things hard to obtain: cold fire, dry water, and lawflcovetosness.
Three dties of the e"cellent person: to cherish their mateand children, to love their contry, and to obey the laws oftheir people.
Three manifestations of e"cellence : the honoring of parents,the respecting of the aged, and instrcting the yong and tothis a forth, defending of infancy and innocence.
Three reasons for spplicating to the %ighty &nes: becase itis a pleasre to yo, that yo may be a friend of those who
are wise, and becase yor sol is immortal.
Three reasons to war against falt: to not do to others as yowold not have them do to yo , that yo not be arrogant ,that yo might always let the light of wisdom shine.
Three ways to lose e"cellence: to become a servant to one!spassions, to not learn from the e"amples set by others, toindlge to e"cess.
Three fair things that hide gliness: good manners in the ill
favored skill in a common person wisdom in the misshapen.
Three candles that illme every darkness: trth, natre, andknowledge.
There are three kingdoms of the happy: the world!s goodword, a cheerfl conscience, and firm hope of the life tocome.
Three leaderships of the happy: being good in service, goodin disposition, and good in secrecy and these are fondnited only in those with a noble heart.
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(n three things a person may be as the 1ivine: jstice ,knowledge , and mercy.
Three things lovable in a person: tran$illity, wisdom, andkindness.
Three things e"cellent in a person: diligence, sincerity, andhmility.
Three things which show a tre hman: a silent moth, anincrios eye, and a fearless face.
Three companions on the high road to 2nion with the #oid: apatient poor person, a reflective wise person, and a tolerantreformer.
Three who are loved by the %ighty &nes: the strong jstperson, the brave mercifl person, the person generoswithot regret.
Three things withot which the protection of the %ighty &nescannot be: forgiving an enemy and a wrong done, wisdom in
jdgment and act and cleaving to what is jst, come whatmay.
There are three things to be commended in those that
possess them: wisdom in talk, jstice in actions, and e"cessin nothing.
There are three things which the happy will gain: prosperity,honor, and the ease of conscience.
Three things which the hmble will gain: plenty, happiness ,and the love of their neighbors.
Three things which the sincere will gain: favor, respect, andprosperity.
Three things which the patient will gain: love, tran$illity,and sccor .
Three things which the mercifl will gain: favor, love, and theprotection of the %ighty &nes.
Three things which the pright will gain: worldly sfficiency,peace of conscience, and nending happiness.
Three things which the indstrios will gain: precedence ,wealth , and praise from the Wise.
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Three things which the law-abiding will gain: health, sccess,and honor.
Three things which the carefl will gain: respect, plenty, andcontent.
Three things which the generos of heart will gain: joy fromtheir profit, felicity in giving, and a better life to come.
Three things which the early riser will gain: health, wealth,and happiness.
There are three things which mislead the world: the promisesof masters, the garments of priests, and the seemliness of adaghter.
Three things which deceive those who trst them: aparamor!s promise, a serfs fidelity, and the season of yoth.
Three things from which there is nothing bt deceit: the loveof the wanton, the innocence of dominion, and the piety ofone ill in bed.
Three things which oght not to be believed: an old personsdream, a paramor!s oath, and a tale withot athority.
Three things not easy to trst: a drover!s oath, a paramor!spromises, and a hnter!s word abot his dog.
3eople notable in three things: a miller in thieving, apreacher in begging, and a boaster in telling lies.
Three things hard to obtain: a grave tailor, an honest miller,and an ale-wife not covetos.
Three persons who desire their portion rich and savory: acook, a concbine, and a kept priest.
Three things which do not profit the world by anything theydo, whatever their fame for wisdom, art, and piety: agrasping miser, an arrogant poet, and a kept priest.
Three chicks from one nest: a lo$acios farmer, a logicalpoet, and a half-hearted divine.
Three kinds of contenders on the death of a powerfl richperson: their detractors for their reptation, kinsmen fortheir goods, and worms for their carcass.
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Three things good in a miser!s eyes: a brass-handled knife,mch-patched shoes, and defaming the generos.
Three ways to know a person: by their discorse, theircondct, and their companions.
Three measring-rods of every person: their dreams, theirfears, and their nconcern.
Three hatreds which last for ever: between a mate and theirstep-children, between dogs and swine, and between Cymryand +a"on.
Three things wrong for any to meddle with: the office of alord, sry, and war.
Three things hard for any to do: cool the fire, dry the waterand please the world.
Three things not easy to obtain when soght: a loan of moneyfrom a srer, withot interest the pleading of a case incort, withot fee and a dinner of rich food in a miser!shose.
Three things which pervert jst jdgment: the love of friends,fear of the mighty, and desire of worldly goods .
Three things not easily fond: an arrogant person generos, ayong person wise, and an old person mannerly.
Three diversions which will srely bring troble: hnting ,war, and dallying with one who is yonger.
Three things necessary to one who enters an inn: a stronghead, a togh stomach, and a heavy prse.
Three things one gains in an (nn: entertainment which makes
them poor, mirth which makes them do wrongly, and joywhich makes them sad.
Three kinds of liar, and there is none other like them: a lordlying for privilege, a priest for office, and a woman for a sonwhom she loves.
Three things better than riches which happy people keep fortheir children and heirs: (nstrction by reason, instrction bye"ample, and e"hortation to act as he does becase of therespect and praise it brings him.
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Three things which will not benefit heirs: a miser!s wealth,the praise of tavern companions, and feats of sport.
Three things which prolong the lifetime of a person: the soilwhich rears a child, the food which norishes a child, and play
which diverts a child.
Three worldly honors, each one sperior to every other:ploghing the family homestead, asserting a claimsccessflly, and rearing children.
Three aims to the ftre: planting trees, improvinghandicraft, and rearing lawfl children.
Three blessings that do not bring on any either hnger ornakedness: the blessing of their spirital conselor, theblessing of their rightfl lord, and the blessing of a poet ofhereditary art.
Three other blessings better than all: the blessing of fatherand mother, the blessing of the sick and wonded, and theblessing of one in adversity.
Three to whom it is right to give food: the stranger, thesolitary, and the orphan.
Three things which cannot be obtained: poverty from alms-giving, wealth from robbery, and wisdom from prosperity.
Three occasions for one to speak falsehood withot e"cse:to save the life of one who is innocent, to keep the peaceamong neighbors, and to preserve the Wise and their crafts.
Three things one is loath to leave: the land where they wereborn and nrtred, the friends whom they have proved tre,and the wealth which they have amassed throgh the laborsof their own hands.
Three people who win easily in their lawsits: the generos,the wise, and the healthy.
Three things by which we may know or neighbor: that he ispoor, that he is a stranger, and that he is in the image ofhman kind.
Three gifts of charity : food, sanctary, and instrction.
There are three things withot which one is not whole: amate, a home, and a craft.
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Three things desirable in a hosehold: good order, goodknowledge, and sfficient plenty.
Three felicities of a hosehold: and honest watchman, acarefl herdsman, and a wise errand-goer.
Three things which make one glad: their mate loving them,their labor prospering, and their conscience easy.
Three things fitting for one when they are at home: theirmate laying with them , their cshion in their chair, and theirharp in tne.
Three things of great comfort for one to have: their mate intheir bed, their fire in their hearth, and their money in their
prse.
Three felicities of a wise person: kindly soil, a dedicatedmate, and a law-abiding child.
Three things which will e"alt a person: a mate dedicated anddiligent, a master faithfl, and safety.
Three things which help one to get rich: their mate saving,their family not wasting, and themselves laboring.
Three things which make a marriage happy: e$ality of age,e$ality of lineage, and e$ality of possessions.
Three felicities of a person and their mate: being merry athome, good in their relations with the %ighty &nes, andmediators among their neighbors.
Three things one gains when their mate endeavors to bee"cellent: their hosehold peacefl for love of them, theirchildren gentle in manners, and the respect of theirneighbors.
Three things a person gains when their mate endeavors to bee"cellent: peace of mind, wellness of body, and stable
prosperity.
Three treasres of the child in a good home: trth, love, andgrowth.
Three things in a person which makes their mate a leaderamong their neighbors: skill, indstry, and wisdom.
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Three things which bring dignity to a person: discretion inspeech, contentment in the life they lead, and being peaceflamong their neighbors.
Three things which makes one content with their dinner: their
mate clever, their food savory, and their stomach healthy.
Three things pleasant to one at their dinner: a sharp-edgedknife, a sharp-pointed skewer, and a clean plate.
There are three things most precios to hman kind: health,liberty, and virte.
Three things which do not sffer trifling: health, prosperity,and time.
Three things which keep a person in good health: moderatefood, well-apportioned labor, and natral warmth.
Three foods which bring health, long life, and clearnderstanding: corn food, milk food, and garden food.
Three foods which bring disease, short life, and dllnderstanding: flesh food, sweetened food, and highlyseasoned food.
Three cstomary acts which make one healthy and long-lived:work, by tilling, in moderation rising early innocent mirth.
Three cstomary acts which bring short life and disease: tomch labor, too mch sleep in the morning, and peevishness.
Three fre$ent changes which bring long life: change of food,change of work, and change of amsement.
Three good things in one who loves good health: enoghsleep at 4ealtinna 5in +pring6, enogh food at %eansamhradh
5at %id-+mmer6, enogh fire at /eamhradh 5in the Winter6.
Three things which strengthen the body: lying on a hard bed,cold air, and dry food.
Three things whose e"cess shortens ones life: flesh food,drnkenness, and too mch dallying abot with those of theopposite gender.
Three nfailing remedies in every disease and sickness:natre, time, and patience.
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Three things of which one does not see half enogh: life,health, and riches.
There are three things which keep order and system foreverything in the world: nmber, weight, and measre.
Three things which we cannot control: the #oid , the planets ,and trth. To this be it added, The Trth Against The World.
Three things good as servants, bad as masters: water, fire,and wind.
Three more things worse yet as masters than as servants:labor, money, and kings.
Three things which shall lay waste where they come: water,fire and the crse of the %ighty &nes.
Three arch-enemies of hman kind: fire, water, and a king.
Three glttons of the world: the sea, a king, and a city.
Three things no being can be seen withot: covering,movement, and shadow.
Three things which shold be chiefly considered in
everything: natre, form, and work.
Three ne$als of the world: beaty, love, and necessity.
Three parts to everything : )e &ne , +he &ne , They &ne inthe Third.
There are three things that are never at rest in anyone: theheart in working, the breath in moving, and the sol in
prposing.
Three things in the world between which there is a wonderfldifference: the faces of people, the tterances of people, andthe writings of people.
There are three from which it is not easy to win a person:their belief, their genis, and their nation.
Three things on which every person shold reflect: whencethey come, where they are, and whither they shall go.
Three things hard for a person to do completely: knowthemselves, con$er their appetite, and keep their secret.
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Three things a person cannot conceal: great love, great hate,and great wealth.
Three things of which the whole is not good: doing the wholethat passion desires, believing the whole that is said
throghot the land, and showing the whole that one knows.
Three martyrdoms withot slaying: the liberality of a needyperson, the innocence of a yong person, and fairmaintenance withot wealth.
Three things of which the loss is woe: the attainments ofwisdom, a pre conscience, and the love of %ighty &nes.
Three fears which strengthen a person!s heart: fear ofspeaking the whole that they have learnt from another, fearof e"treme prosperity, and fear of offending the %ighty &nes.
Three fears which weaken a person!s heart: fear of speakingthe trth, fear of wretched poverty, and fear of evil beingdone them.
Three things which dale the world: deceit, spremacy, ande"cessive love for man and hman beings.
Three consels of the yellow bird: do not grieve greatly abot
what has happened, do not believe what cannot be, and donot desire what cannot be obtained.
Three things which come on a person withot their knowing:sleep, error, and old age.
Three things which come together: age, error, and grief.
Three things which keep their word faithflly: death,retribtion, and remorse.
Three things the tre hman obeys: trth, the world which isto come, and the cock at dawn.
Three things of which not the half is to be believed that isboasted of them: wealth, nderstanding, and goodness.
Three things never end: the flowering of charity, the sol, andperfect love.
Three kinds of knowledge : the natre of each thing , thecase of each thing , the inflence of each thing.
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There are three springs of knowledge: reason, phenomenon,and necessity.
Three things mst a person do who desires to learn: listenintently, contemplate intently, and be silent continally.
Three teachers of hmankind: one is event, that is fromseeing and hearing the second is intelligence, and thatcomes from reflection and meditation and the third is genis,individal, a gift from the %ighty &nes.
Three gains of those who heed the advisements of the &ld&nes: illmination, wisdom, and clarity.
Three instrctions not wise to believe: what a person impartsin spport of what is for their own profit and sccess whatone imparts with hatred to another and what a person wisein their own eyes imparts.
The three $alifications of poetry: endowment of genisjdgment from e"perience happiness of mind.
The three fondations of 7dgement: bold design fre$entpractice fre$ent mistakes.
The three fondations of learning: seeing mch stdying
mch and sffering mch.
The three fondations of thoght: perspicity, amplitde, andpreciseness.
The three canons of perspicity: the word that is necessary,the $antity that is necessary, the manner that is necessary.
The three canons of amplitde: appropriate thoght, varietyof thoght, and re$isite thoght.
There are three things which strengthen the mind andreason: seeing mch, reflecting mch, and endring mch.
Three resorces of hman kind: intelligence, love, and prayer.
There are three fondations of wisdom: discretion in learning,memory in retaining, and elo$ence in telling.
Three concords for wisdom: generosity and wealth,knowledge and hmility, and valor and mercy and they areneither a tre hman nor sage in whom these things are notfond in concord.
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Three marks of wisdom: simplicity, endeavor, and long-sffering.
Three secrities of wisdom: memory, reflection, and cstom.
Three $alities which show wisdom: sffering discreetly,forgiving injry, and seeking knowledge.
Three followers of wisdom: imagination, prpose, andendeavor.
Three demonstrations of wisdom: holding to reason, holdingto imagination, and holding to improvement.
Three synonyms of wisdom: necessity, decency, ande"pediency.
Three things which obstrct wisdom: pride, covetosness,and timorosness.
Three special virtes of wisdom: generosity, indstry, andprdence.
Three initiations of wisdom: lawfl teaching, effectivecstoms, and instinctive love.
Three operations of wisdom : taming savagery, spreadingpeace, and improving laws.
There are three schools of one who is wise: conscience,reason, and instrction.
Three things essential for the wise to know: their /ods,themselves, and the deceits of the world.
Three things that one who is wise attains: prosperity, dignity,and joy.
Three trimphs of one who is wise: dignity, intition, andpraise.
Three things of which one who is wise may boast: theirnderstanding, their handicraft, and that which they havemastered.
Three plages of the wise: a yong lover, drink, and badtemper.
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There are three schools of the foolish person: the pnishmentof the law, ill happenings in their life, and a bad position inthe life to come.
Three things which befall the nwise person: failre,
disgrace, and sorrow.
Three boasts of a fool: riches, lineage, and dissipation.
Three laghters of a fool: abot the good man, abot the evilman, and abot what he knows not.
Three things which the fool calls imprdent: to seekknowledge, come what will to give alms withot thinkingwhat is to come and to endre for trth and jstice withotfear of what may come.
Three things of which everything is capable, and withotwhich nothing can be: strength of body and mind, knowledge,and love of intitive wisdom.
Three things which may not be opposed: natre, necessity,and decay.
Three who are hard to believe: a wanderer from afar, thereader of a book in a strange tonge, and they who are older
than their neighbors.
Three who it is wise not to believe: the stranger abot theirpossessions, and old person praising the day that was ofyore, and one who boasts of their wisdom.
There are three concords which phold all things: concord oflove and jstice, concord of trth and imagination, andconcord of the %ighty &nes and occrrence.
Three words of consel from Teilo the 1raoi: know thy power,
know thy wisdom, and know thy time.
Three people who will please the %ighty &nes: they who loveeverything living with their whole heart, they who love everybeatifl thing with their whole strength, and they who seekevery knowledge with their whole nderstanding.
Three things between which there is great difference: what ispraised and what is forgiven, what is forgiven and what issffered, and what is sffered and what is not pnished.
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The three fondations of friendship are: 8espect and trstnderstanding and forbearance, a loving heart and helpflhands.
Three things for a friend: let them be to yo a second self, let
not their misery estrange yo from them, do for their memorywhat yo wold do if they yet lived.
The three fondations of happiness: contentment hope, andbelief.
There are three things which the happy will gain: prosperity,honor, and ease of conscience.
There are three only , whose freny is a benefit to theirpeople: The Warrior on the field of battle, the 1ancer in theplace of dance, and the +eeker of 7stice where ever theymay be.
The three highest cases of the tre hman are: Trth, honor,and dty.
The three manifestations of the tre hman are: civility,generosity, and compassion.
AN OMNIUM-GATHERUM
Concerning three things that hide: an open bag hides nothing, an open door hides
little, an open person hides soething!
Three errors not ac"no#ledged: $ear o$ an ene%, torent o$ lo&e, and a 'ealo(s
persons) e&il s(spicion o$ their ate!
Three possessions #e &al(e ost ta"e a#a% pride $ro (s: o(r one%, o(r tie,
and o(r conscience!
Three things b% nat(re ca(se their possessor to err: %o(th, prosperit%, and
ignorance!
Three things reseble each other: a bright s#ord #hich r(sts $ro long sta%ing in
the scabbard, bright #ater #hich stin"s $ro long standing, and #isdo #hich is
dead $ro long dis(se!
Three things not eas% to chec": the strea o$ a cataract, an arro# $ro a bo#, and
a rash tong(e!
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Three things hard to catch: a stag on the o(ntain, a $o* in the #ood, and the coin
o$ the iserl% scrooge!
There are three things each &er% li"e the other: an old blind horse pla%ing the harp
#ith his hoo$s, a pig in a sil" dress, and a erciless person prating abo(t piet%!
Three things as good as the best: bread and il" against h(nger, a #hite coat
against the cold, and a %eoan)s son in a breach!
Three things #hich are not hidden: a stra# in the shoe, a a#l in a bag, and a harlot
in a cro#d!
Three s#eet things in the #orld: po#er, prosperit%, and error in action!
Three strong things in the #orld: a lord, a $ool, and the +oid!
There are three things #hich o&e together as (ic"l% the one as the other:lightning , tho(ght , and the help o$ the Might% Ones!
Three things not lo&ed #itho(t each one it)s copanion: da% #itho(t night,
idleness #itho(t h(nger, and #isdo #itho(t re&erence!
There are three #hose $(ll re#ard can ne&er be gi&en to the: parents, a good
teacher, and the Might% Ones!
Three glories o$ a gathering: a coel% ate, a good horse, and a s#i$t ho(nd!
Three things #hich constit(te a healer: a coplete c(re, lea&ing no bleish
behind, and a painless e*aination!
Three $alse sisters: perhaps, a%be, and I dare sa%!
Three tiid brothers: H(sh. /top. 0isten.
Three %o(th$(l sisters: desire, bea(t%, and generosit%!
Three aged sisters: groaning, chastit%, and (gliness!
Three slender things that best s(pport the #orld: the slender strea o$ il" $ro
the co#s d(g into the pail1 the slender blade o$ green corn (pon the gro(nd1 the
slender thread o&er the hand o$ a s"illed #oan!
Three "e%s that (nloc" tho(ghts: dr(n"enness1 tr(st$(lness1 lo&e!
Three so(nds o$ increase: the lo#ing o$ a co# in il"1 the din o$ a sith%1 the
s#ish o$ a plo#!
Three (nbreathing things paid $or onl% #ith breathing things: An apple tree, a
ha2el b(sh, a sacred gro&e!
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RE/3ECTING E4CE00ENCE:
Three things b% #hich e*cellence is established: Ta"ing all things in oderation
#ith nothing in e*cess1 abidance to oaths1 and acceptance o$ responsibilit%!
It is easier to deterine the tr(th #hen these three prie e&idences are e*istent:
ph%sical ites #hich tell a stor%1 tr(st#orth% #itnesses #hich tell their stor%1 and
conc(rrence #ith "no#n tr(ths! !
Three things $ro #hich ne&er to be o&ed: one)s oaths1 one)s Gods1 and the
tr(th!
Three things #hich strengthen a person to stand against the #hole #orld: /eeing
the (alit% and bea(t% o$ tr(th1 seeing beneath the cloa" o$ $alsehood1 and seeingto #hat ends tr(th and $alsehood coe!
There are three things e*cellent aong #orldl% a$$airs: hating $oll%1 lo&ing
e*cellence1 and endea&oring constantl% to learn!
Three ani$estations o$ h(anit%: A$$ectionate bo(nt%1 lo&ing anner1 and
praise#orth% "no#ledge!
Three things #hich spring $ro $ollo#ing la#$(l goodness: (ni&ersal lo&e $ro the
5ise1 #orldl% s($$icienc%, and better place in the li$e to coe66!
Three things #itho(t #hich there can be nothing good: tr(th1 peace1 and
generosit%!
Three bea(ti$(l beings o$ the #orld: the (pright, the s"ill$(l, and the reasonable!
Three tendencies o$ a persons li$etie: hope, lo&e, and 'o%!
Three things e*cellent $or an%one: &alor, learning, and discretion!
Three things (st be (nited be$ore good can coe o$ the: thin"ing #ell,
spea"ing #ell, and acting #ell!
Three things are becoing a person: "no#ledge, good deeds, and gentleness!
Three things it is e&er%one)s d(t% to do: listen h(bl%, ans#er discreetl%, and
'(dge "indl%!
Three things one sho(ld "eep al#a%s be$ore the: their #orldl% d(t%, their
conscience, and the 0a#s o$ Nat(re!
Three s(reties o$ happiness: good habits, aiabilit%, and $orbearance!
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Three things #itho(t #hich there can be nothing good: tr(th, &alor67, and
generosit%!
Three ar&elo(s deeds: to $orgi&e a #rong done, to aend e&er%thing possible,
and to re$rain $ro in'(stice!
Three 'o%s o$ the happ%: a&oidance o$ e*cess, peace, and lo%alt%!
Three antagonists o$ goodness: arrogance, passion, and co&eto(sness!
Three re#ards o$ those #ho learn to teper their eotions: e*perience, strength,
and introspection!
Three things beside #hich the bane$(l cannot be: con$orit% to la#, "no#ledge,
and lo&e!
Three things (st #ait long be$ore the% are attained: honest% $ro co&eto(sness,#isdo $ro arrogance , and #ealth $ro sloth!
Three things hard to obtain: cold $ire, dr% #ater, and la#$(l co&eto(sness!
Three d(ties o$ the e*cellent person: to cherish their ate and children, to lo&e
their co(ntr%, and to obe% the la#s o$ their people!
Three ani$estations o$ e*cellence : the honoring o$ parents, the respecting o$ the
aged, and instr(cting the %o(ng1 and to this a $o(rth, de$ending o$ in$anc% and
innocence!
Three reasons $or s(pplicating to the Might% Ones: beca(se it is a pleas(re to %o(,
that %o( a% be a $riend o$ those #ho are #ise, and beca(se %o(r so(l is iortal!
Three reasons to #ar against $a(lt: to not do to others as %o( #o(ld not ha&e the
do to %o( , that %o( not be arrogant , that %o( ight al#a%s let the light o$ #isdo
shine!
Three #a%s to lose e*cellence: to becoe a ser&ant to one)s passions, to not learn
$ro the e*aples set b% others, to ind(lge to e*cess!
Three $air things that hide (gliness: good anners in the ill $a&ored1 s"ill in a
coon person1 #isdo in isshapen!
Three candles that ill(e e&er% dar"ness: tr(th, nat(re, and "no#ledge!
RE/3ECTING THE CON/CIENTIOU/ 3ER/ON:
There are three "ingdos o$ the happ%: the #orld)s good #ord, a cheer$(lconscience, and $ir hope o$ the li$e to coe!
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Three leaderships o$ the happ%: being good in ser&ice, good in disposition, and
good in secrec%1 and these are $o(nd (nited onl% in those #ith a noble heart!
In three things a person a% be as the 8i&ine: '(stice , "no#ledge , and erc%!
Three things lo&able in a person: tran(illit%, #isdo, and "indness!
Three things e*cellent in a person: diligence, sincerit%, and h(ilit%!
Three things #hich sho# a tr(e h(an: a silent o(th, an inc(rio(s e%e, and a
$earless $ace!
Three copanions on the high road to Union #ith the +oid: a patient poor person,
a re$lecti&e #ise person, and a tolerant re$orer!
Three #ho are lo&ed b% the Might% Ones: the strong '(st person, the bra&e
erci$(l person, the person genero(s #itho(t regret!
Three things #itho(t #hich the protection o$ the Might% Ones cannot be: $orgi&ing
an ene% and a #rong done, #isdo in '(dgent and act1 and clea&ing to #hat is
'(st, coe #hat a%!
There are three things to be coended in those that possess the: #isdo in
tal", '(stice in actions, and e*cess in nothing!
RE/3ECTING THE RE5AR8/ O9 E4CE00ENCE:
There are three things #hich the happ% #ill gain: prosperit%, honor, and the ease
o$ conscience!
Three things #hich the h(ble #ill gain: plent%, happiness , and the lo&e o$ their
neighbors!
Three things #hich the sincere #ill gain: $a&or, respect, and prosperit%!
Three things #hich the patient #ill gain: lo&e, tran(illit%, and s(ccor !
Three things #hich the erci$(l #ill gain: $a&or, lo&e, and the protection o$ the
Might% Ones!
Three things #hich the (pright #ill gain: #orldl% s($$icienc%, peace o$ conscience,
and (nending happiness!
Three things #hich the ind(strio(s #ill gain: precedence , #ealth , and praise $ro
the 5ise!
Three things #hich the la#-abiding #ill gain: health, s(ccess, and honor!
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Three things #hich the care$(l #ill gain: respect, plent%, and content!
Three things #hich the genero(s o$ heart #ill gain: 'o% $ro their pro$it, $elicit% in
gi&ing, and a better li$e to coe!
Three things #hich the earl% riser #ill gain: health, #ealth, and happiness!
ORIGIN/ O9 5RONG 8OING:
There are three copanions o$ la#lessness: pride, en&%, and rapine!
Three things hate$(l to the Might% Ones and to h(an "ind: a #ea" loo", a
deceit$(l tong(e, and a ischie&o(s spirit!
Three roots o$ e&er% e&il: co&eto(sness, $alsehood, and arrogance!
Three 'o%s o$ the la#less: gl(tton%, $ighting, and $ic"leness!
Three things #hich end ill: $alsehood, en&%, and g(ile!
Three bad tendencies in a person: pride #itho(t generosit%, co&eto(sness #itho(t
'(stice, and anger #itho(t erc%!
Three chie$ e&il (alities o$ people: sloth, deceit, and arrogance!
Three things pleasant to see: an (nhapp% person becoing happ%, a iser
becoing genero(s, and the la#less s(bitting to a(thorit% !
Three chie$ things #hich decei&e people: $air #ords, desire o$ gain, and ignorance!
Three things it is no #orse to lose than to "eep: #ealth, %o(th, and lo&e o$ the
#orld!
There are three things: co(nsel , loss , shae1 and the% #ho ha&e not the $irst #ill
get the other t#o!
Three no(rishent)s o$ arrogance: rec"lessness, #ealth, and e*cess!
Three things #hich attac" the #ea"est: eneies, #ealth, and pride!
Three things better $orsa"en b% those #ho lo&e the: sport, caro(sal, and stri$e!
Three things o$ #hich onl% the happ% and #ise be#are: the brea"ing o$ oaths,
dr(n"enness, and &anit%!
Three things #hose de$icienc% is not #orse than their e*cess: $esti&it%, #ealth, andpleas(re!
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Three things #hich $ollo# sloth: e&il deeds, e&il report, and e&il end!
Three things odio(s in a person: ignorance, bad deeds, and per&ersit%!
Three things (nseel% $or a person: to thin" thesel&es #ise, to thin" another
$oolish, and to thin" their appearance #hat the% desire!
Three chie$ corr(ption)s o$ the #orld: sloth, pride, and e*tra&agance!
Three things #hich a$$lict the #orld: en&%, anger, and co&eto(sness!
Three strange things in the #orld: lo&ing #ar ore than peace, lo&ing e*cess ore
than s($$icienc%, and lo&ing $alsehood ore than tr(th!
RE/3ECTING THO/E GONE AMI//:
There are three people acc(rsed: the% #ho #or" against the 0a#s o$ Nat(re
#itho(t concern, the% #ho "no# nothing o$ the Might% Ones and do not see" to
learn, and the% #ho "no# (ch and do not share their "no#ledge #ith an% other!
Three "inds o$ e&il people: the traitor, the conspirator, and the slanderer!
Three people hate$(l to the Might% Ones and to h(an "ind: the liar, the thie$,
and the iserl% scrooge6!
Three "inds o$ people #orthless to the% #ho are '(st and honest: the dr(n"ard, the
per'(rer, and the traitor!
Three "inds o$ people #itho(t the $ear o$ the Might% Ones: the traitor, the
ra&isher, and the iser!
Three chie$ attrib(tes o$ a person li"el% to do #rong: an angr% co(ntenance, an
arrogant spirit, and an insatiable co&eto(sness!
Three ar"s o$ a thie$: an in(isiti&e tong(e, a c(rio(s e%e and a $ear$(l $ace!
Three things need$(l to one #ho has done #rong: to ac"no#ledge their #rong, to
see" to be (pright, and to a"e restit(tion!
9ro three people "eep %o(rsel$: the 'o%less, the oc"er, and the one #ho la(ghs
at la#less doings!
Three people eas% to do #itho(t: the% #ho do no bene$it to an%, the% #ho bring no
'o% to an%, and the% #ho "eep not peace #ith an%!
Three #ho are best #hen the% are $arthest o$$: the $(lsoe $latterer, thecontentio(s slanderer, and the l%ing tale-bearer!
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Three things #hich gain dail% and see" contin(all%: the sea, a dr(n"ard, and a
iser!
Three r(de ones in the #orld: a %o(ngster oc"ing an old person1 a rob(st person
oc"ing an in&alid1 a #ise an oc"ing a $ool!
Three signs o$ a $op: the trac" o$ his cob in his hair1 the tract o$ his teeth in his
$ood1 the trac" o$ his stic" behind hi!
THE 3RO9IT/ O9 THO/E
5HO HA+E GONE AMI// :
There are three things #hich those #ho do ill #ill gain: po&ert%, bad report, and a
bad conscience!
Three things #hich the insincere #ill gain: e&il li$e, e&il report, and e&il end!
Three things #hich the (arrelsoe #ill gain: stri$e, shae, and neglect in their
necessit%!
Three things #hich the cr(el obtain: tort(ring conscience, dispraise o$ the #ise,
and the #rath o$ the Might% Ones!
Three things #hich the ill inded gain: hatred, stri$e, and sorro#!
Three things #hich the negligent #ill gain: shae, loss, and derision!
Three things #hich the iser obtains thro(gh their #ealth: pain in gathering, care
in "eeping, and $ear o$ losing!
Three things #hich the sl(ggard #ill gain: shae, disease, and iser%!
RE/3ECTING 5EA0TH AN8 3O+ERT;:
There are three things a person #ill gain $ro ac(iring #ealth: hate bet#een
thesel&es and others, hate bet#een the% and thesel&es, and hate bet#een
thesel&es and the Might% Ones!
Three things that are the portion o$ the #ealth%: ore and ore co&eto(sness,
ore and ore care, and less and less pleas(re!
Three things #hich can coe $ro '(st #ealth: #orldl% ab(ndance, brotherl%
charit%, and national6
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Three #a%s leading to po&ert%: gabling , gl(tton% , and harlotr%!
Three things better than riches: health, $reedo, and discretion!
Three things #hich a person #ill obtain $ro po&ert%: health , learning , and the
protection o$ the Might% Ones!
Three things #hich ost pro$it a person: po&ert%, sic"ness, and children1 $or b%
possessing the the% gain "no#ledge o$ (ch tr(th that cannot be #itho(t the!
Three things as good to lose as to gain: e*tree prosperit%, e*tree praise, and
e*tree dignit%!
Three earthl% losses #hich bring gain to the so(l: loss o$ a $riend, loss o$ health,
and loss o$ riches!
MI/CE00ANEOU/ 5I/8OM :
There are three "inds o$ people: the a&erage person, #ho does good $or good and
e&il $or e&il 1 the good person, #ho does good $or e&il 1 and the e&il doer, #ho does
e&il $or good!
Three things gained b% the end(rance o$ the Cailleach: cleansing, p(rit%, and
rene#al!
Three littles #hich do (ch har: a little o$ bad disposition, a little o$ in'(stice, a
little o$ negligence!
Three things , little o$ #hich sho#s (ch #isdo: little conceit, little co&eto(sness,
and little gossip!
Three littles #hich a"e great pro$it at the tie: little o$ eating and drin"ing, little
o$ care, and little o$ tong(e!
Three things to be coended in an%one: their $ace pro(d, their disco(rse
discreet, and their #a%s "ind!
Three things #hich a"e a person #anton: bea(t% in their $or, $oll% in their
head, and conceit in their heart!
Three #rong$(l contentions: #ar $or #ar, la# $or la#, and reproach $or reproach!
Three (pright contentions: pr(dence $or ipr(dence, $a&or $or dis$a&or, and lo&e
$or hatred!
In three things one #ill be an #rong doer: p(tting a snare in the #a%, $rightening alittle child, and la(ghing at #rongs done!
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There are three $alsehoods: a $alsehood o$ speech, $alsehood o$ silence, and
$alsehood o$ deeanor1 $or each one o$ these #ill a"e another belie&e #hat the%
o(ght not!
Three losses #hich #ill bring gain in the end: loss o$ #hat is ore than li$e needs,
loss o$ bodil% health, and loss o$ #hat one pri2es the ost and abo&e all!
Three gains #hich #ill t(rn to loss in the end: gaining $ae $or a har$(l act,
gaining #ealth $ro in'(stice, and gaining the (pperhand in an e&il stri$e!
CI+I0 /TRUCTURE/
THE OR8ER O9 /OCIET;:
6=There are three le&els o$ societ%, and the% #ho $ill the are: the 9ili) #ho are
Aes 8ana, the R(ada, #ho are the #arriors, and the Aire #ho are the $ree people
#ho #or" h(sbandr%!
The three degrees o$ Ro%alt%: Righ, R(iri, Ri) R(irech6>
6?The three seats o$ the Ri) R(irech are: Tara, Cr(achain, Eain!
Three things #hich a "ings @r(ghaid6(st pro&ide #itho(t pa%: lodging, $ood,
and entertainent!
THE UN8ER3INNING/ O9 /OCIET;:
There are three $o(ndations o$ la# and c(sto: order, '(stice, and peace!
Three things #hich coe $ro peace: increase o$ possessions, ipro&eent o$
anners, and enlargeent o$ "no#ledge!
THE @ANE/ O9 /OCIET;:
There are three things #hich la% #aste the #orld: a "ing #itho(t co(nsel, a '(dge
#itho(t conscience, and a son #itho(t re&erence!
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Three onstro(s things in the #orld: a %o(th #itho(t ci&ilit% , a #oan #itho(t
dignit% , and a an #itho(t conscience!
Three things #hich #ar against peace: a bad ate, bad soil, and a bad o&er-lord7B!
Three things #hich t(rn the #orld (pside-do#n: a ates) doinance, a da(ghter)sinteperance, and a son)s ignorance!
RE/3ECTING 0AN8 AN8 HU/@AN8R;:
There are three bea(ties o$ a land: the granar%, the sith%, and the school!
Three other bea(ties o$ the land: intelligent tillage, neighbors #ho agree, and
conscientio(s r(le!
Three things #hich a"e plent% in a land: planting trees, tilling the soil, and
carding and spinning!
Three s(stenance)s o$ h(an "ind: h(nting, plo(ghing the land, and erchandise!
Three discontents o$ a h(sbanden: a la2% ser&ant7, degenerate seed, and soil
o&er-rich!
There are three things, and an% #ho o&e the are acc(rsed: the bo(ndar% o$
land, the co(rse o$ #ater, and the sign o$ a road or trac"!
THE RE/3ECTA@0E CITIDEN:
There are three things #hich #ill a"e a person leader aong their neighbors:
#isdo, generosit% , and #ealth!
Three things #hich bring a person the lo&e o$ their neighbors: to be a peacea"er,
to be a helper, and to be a g(ide!
Three things #hich bring a person respect aong their neighbors: s(pporting
thesel&es, being #ise in their co(nsel, and being "ind!
Three e*ertions becoing and praise#orth% $or an% person : tilling their soil76,
increasing their "no#ledge, and gro#ing in e*cellence!
Three #ho #ill be pleasing to the Might% Ones: a $aith$(l teacher, a good
h(sbanden, and a ediator in disp(tes!
Three goodl% things aong people: handicra$t, h(sbandr%, and scholarship!
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Three things #hich $ollo# e&er% la#$(l person o$ e*ceeding e*cellence: a good
nae and report $or thesel&es, good instr(ction $or the children #here the% are,
and good progress in e&er%thing the% (nderta"e in act and deed!
Three $or #ho #hen the% are ali&e onl% hatred is seen, and praise #hen the% are
dead: the peace$(l #ise person, the tr(th$(l teacher, and the sincere $riend #horeb("es!
Three chie$ obligations o$ a person to their co(ntr% and $ail%: to gain possessions
b% diligence and integrit%, to pro$it their co(ntr% and their "indred in all the% do,
and to see" la#$(l learning #here&er the% go!
Three things #hich the good poet preser&es $or posterit%: eor% o$ the
praise#orth%, delight in tho(ght, and instr(ction in "no#ledge!
THE NOCUOU/ CITIDEN:
There are three #ho are ne&er pro$itable: the% #ho arr% b% the co(nsel o$ their
$lesh, the% #ho $east b% the co(nsel o$ their cra&ing, and the% #ho $ight b% the
co(nsel o$ their rage!
Three things o$ less #orth than all else: a #oan #itho(t dignit%, a an #itho(t
"no#ledge, and a teacher #itho(t patience!
RE/3ECTING 0EGACIE/:
Three things better than riches #hich happ% people "eep $or their children and
heirs: Instr(ction b% reason, instr(ction b% e*aple, and e*hortation to act as he
does beca(se o$ the respect and praise it brings hi!
Three things #hich #ill not bene$it heirs: a iser)s #ealth, the praise o$ ta&ern
copanions, and $eats o$ sport!
Three things #hich prolong the li$etie o$ a person: the soil #hich rears a child,
the $ood #hich no(rishes a child, and pla% #hich di&erts a child!
Three #orldl% honors, each one s(perior to e&er% other: plo(ghing the $ail%
hoestead, asserting a clai s(ccess$(ll%, and rearing children!
Three ais to the $(t(re: planting trees, ipro&ing handicra$t, and rearing la#$(l
children!
MONITORIA0 A8+I/EMENT/:
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There are three things #hich islead the #orld: the proises o$ asters, the
garents o$ priests, and the seeliness o$ a da(ghter!
Three things #hich decei&e those #ho tr(st the: a parao(r)s proise77, a ser$s
7$idelit%, and the season o$ %o(th!
Three things $ro #hich there is nothing b(t deceit: the lo&e o$ the #anton, the
innocence o$ doinion, and the piet% o$ one ill in bed!
Three things #hich o(ght not to be belie&ed: an old persons drea, a parao(r)s
oath, and a tale #itho(t a(thorit%!
Three things not eas% to tr(st: a dro&er)s oath, a parao(r)s proises, and a
h(nter)s #ord abo(t his dog!
3eople notable in three things: a iller in thie&ing, a preacher in begging, and a
boaster in telling lies!
Three things hard to obtain: a gra&e tailor, an honest iller, and an ale-#i$e not
co&eto(s!
Three persons #ho desire their portion rich and sa&or%: a coo", a conc(bine7
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Three things not eas% to obtain #hen so(ght: a loan o$ one% $ro a (s(rer,
#itho(t interest1 the pleading o$ a case in co(rt, #itho(t $ee1 and a dinner o$ rich
$ood in a iser)s ho(se!
Three things #hich per&ert '(st '(dgent: the lo&e o$ $riends, $ear o$ the ight%
7=, and desire o$ #orldl% goods 7>!
Three things not easil% $o(nd: an arrogant person genero(s, a %o(ng person #ise,
and an old person annerl%!
Three di&ersions #hich #ill s(rel% bring tro(ble: h(nting , #ar, and dall%ing #ith
one #ho is %o(nger!
Three things necessar% to one #ho enters an inn: a strong head, a to(gh stoach,
and a hea&% p(rse!
Three things one gains in an Inn: entertainent #hich a"es the poor, irth#hich a"es the do #rongl%, and 'o% #hich a"es the sad!
Three "inds o$ liar, and there is none other li"e the: a lord l%ing $or pri&ilege, a
priest $or o$$ice, and a #oan $or a son #ho she lo&es!
MANI9O08 @0E//ING/ AN8 @ENE9ICENCE:
Three blessings that do not bring on an% either h(nger or na"edness: the blessingo$ their spirit(al co(nselor, the blessing o$ their right$(l lord, and the blessing o$ a
poet o$ hereditar% art!
Three other blessings better than all: the blessing o$ $ather and other, the
blessing o$ the sic" and #o(nded, and the blessing o$ one in ad&ersit%!
Three to #ho it is right to gi&e $ood: the stranger, the solitar%, and the orphan!
Three things #hich cannot be obtained: po&ert% $ro als-gi&ing, #ealth $ro
robber%, and #isdo $ro prosperit%!
Three occasions $or one to spea" $alsehood #itho(t e*c(se: to sa&e the li$e o$ one
#ho is innocent, to "eep the peace aong neighbors, and to preser&e the 5ise7?
and their cra$ts!
Three things one is loath to lea&e: the land #here the% #ere born and n(rt(red,
the $riends #ho the% ha&e pro&ed tr(e, and the #ealth #hich the% ha&e aassed
thro(gh the labors o$ their o#n hands!
Three people #ho #in easil% in their la#s(its: the genero(s, the #ise, and the
health%!
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Three things b% #hich #e a% "no# o(r neighbor: that he is poor, that he is a
stranger, and that he is in the iage o$ h(an "ind!
Three gi$ts o$ charit% : $ood, sanct(ar%, and instr(ction!
RE/3ECTING ETIUETTE :
There are three things proper $ro one #ho has recei&ed "indness: their than"s,
their reebrance, and their re(ital!
Three things $or #hich than"s are d(e, beca(se that is as eas% as re#ard: an
in&itation, a gi$t, and a #arning!
Three (alities (nbecoing an%one: being iport(nate in as"ing, hard in gi&ing,and ill in opinion!
Three things #hich bring one an% in&itations: sa%ing little, and that #ise and
instr(cti&e1 (iet irth #itho(t great e$$ort1 and beha&ing al#a%s #itho(t
arrogance!
Three things #hich ca(se one loss o$ in&itations: eating to (ch, spea"ing to (ch,
and as"ing to (ch!
Three #ho o(ght not to be in&ited to a ho(se: a $lattering decei&er, a scorn$(l
oc"er, and an en&io(s traitor!
Three things (nhandsoe at a ban(et: a s"e#er too short, a bl(nt "ni$e, and a
dish o(t o$ reach!
Three indignities o$ one at a $east: co(ghing in their drin", c(tting their hand #ith
a "ni$e, and spilling their broth!
Three iproprieties o$ one at a $east: brea"ing $ro e&er% piece in the dish,
p(tting in their o(th ore than his copanion can respond to 7,and drin"ing
#ith his piece in his o(th1 and a $o(rth ipropriet%: $inding $a(lt #ith the $ood
the% eat!
Three eats o$ the hosteller: boiled $lesh, red $lesh, li&ing $lesh!B
Three things ne&er to bring one #ho has been %o(r host: har, contention, ill
rep(te!
Three reasons $or "eeping silent: against sa%ing the thing one o(ght not, against
spea"ing in the #a% one o(ght not, and against spea"ing in the place one o(ght not!
Three reasons $or spea"ing, coe #hat a%: $or instr(ction against ignorance,co(nsel against stri$e, and tr(th against har$(l $alsehood!
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Three things do no h(rt against an%: concealing ill anners, controlling passion,
and destro%ing ill intention!
There are three things #hich one sho(ld gi&e $reel% to g(ests: gracio(s
accoodation, $riendl% con&ersation, and ins(red sa$et%!
Three eleents o$ gracio(s accoodation: Cheer$(l #elcoe1 hot s(stenance1
and a #ar bed!
Three things a g(est sho(ld ne&er bring to another)s ho(se: ill tidings1
pres(pt(o(s license1 and treacher%!
Three iproprieties o$ a person at a $east: parta"ing o$ e&er% piece on the dish1
st($$ing the o(th1 tal"ing #ith the o(th $(ll!
Three things all sho(ld ha&e on hand $or a g(est, e*pected or not: open door,
(ndr% ca(ldron6, #ar bed!
3ERTAINING TO THE 8OMICI0E
RE/3ECTING THE GOO8 HOME:
There are three things #itho(t #hich one is not #hole: a ate, a hoe, and a cra$t!
Three things desirable in a ho(sehold: good order, good "no#ledge, and s($$icient
plent%!
Three $elicities o$ a ho(sehold: and honest #atchan, a care$(l herdsan, and a
#ise errand-goer!
Three things #hich a"e one glad: their ate lo&ing the, their labor prospering,
and their conscience eas%!
Three things $itting $or one #hen the% are at hoe: their ate la%ing #ith the ,
their c(shion in their chair, and their harp in t(ne!
Three things o$ great co$ort $or one to ha&e: their ate in their bed, their $ire in
their hearth, and their one% in their p(rse!
Three $elicities o$ a #ise person: "indl% soil, a dedicated ate, and a la#-abiding
child!
Three things #hich #ill e*alt a person: a ate dedicated and diligent, a aster$aith$(l, and sa$et%!
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Three things #hich help one to get rich: their ate sa&ing, their $ail% not
#asting, and thesel&es laboring!
Three things #hich a"e a arriage happ%: e(alit% o$ age, e(alit% o$ lineage,
and e(alit% o$ possessions!
Three $elicities o$ a person and their ate: being err% at hoe, good in their
relations #ith the Might% Ones, and ediators aong their neighbors!
Three things one gains #hen their ate endea&ors to be e*cellent: their ho(sehold
peace$(l $or lo&e o$ the, their children gentle in anners, and the respect o$ their
neighbors!7
Three things a person gains #hen their ate endea&ors to be e*cellent: peace o$
ind, #ellness o$ bod%, and stable prosperit%!
Three treas(res o$ the child in a good hoe: tr(th, lo&e, and gro#th!
Three things in a person #hich a"es their ate a leader aong their neighbors:
s"ill, ind(str%, and #isdo!
Three things #hich bring dignit% to a person: discretion in speech, contentent in
the li$e the% lead, and being peace$(l aong their neighbors!
Three things #hich a"es one content #ith their dinner: their ate cle&er, their
$ood sa&or%, and their stoach health%!
Three things pleasant to one at their dinner: a sharp-edged "ni$e, a sharp-pointed
s"e#er, and a clean plate!
RE/3ECTING THE @A8 HOME:
There are three (nco$ortable things: a ho(se #itho(t a ate, a chaber #itho(t
$ood, and a bod% #itho(t health!
Three things #hich a"e disorder in a ho(sehold: the an dr(n"en, the #i$e
e*ecrable, the children intractable!
Three things that one is better #itho(t: a dishonest ho(sehold, disobedient
children, a dr(n"en ate!
Three things #hich #ill dri&e one $ro their ho(se: their ate (arreling, their
roo$ lea"ing, and their chine% so"ing!
Three in$elicities o$ a ho(sehold: an idle doer o$ ill , "eeping a parao(r, and
lodging a priest!
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Three things #hich a"e one need%: Their ate l(*(rio(s, their ho(sehold
negligent, and thesel&es e*tra&agant!
Three things #hich bring a ate hate instead o$ lo&e: pee&ishness, desire o$
doinance, and the papering o$ their o#n stoach!
Three things #hich bring on one the #orlds disrespect and their ates) hatred:
l%ing long in the orning, being st(bborn, and bringing a parao(r into their
ho(se!
Three indignities o$ a #oan: being garr(lo(s, being (er(lo(s, and being
slandero(s!
Three indignities o$ a an: being (ic" to s(spicion, being (ic" to anger, being
slo# to labor!
Three things #hich bring on a person a bad opinion : being apt to dall% #ith%o(ths, being greed% in dainties, and spea"ing ill o$ their neighbors!
3ERTAINING TO THE 9I0I), 9OR A00
ARE A@0E TO ME8IATE THE GO8/
Three iproprieties o$ one #ho is 9ili) : To clai as their o#n #or", #hat the
Gods ha&e done thro(gh the1 to deand gain or pleas(re as a ser&ant o$ the
Might% Ones1 to allo# thesel&es to be "ept b% labor that is not their o#n!
There are three d(ties o$ one #ho is 9ili): to teach their people to li&e $earless in
strength, to teach their people ho# to a&oid the attention o$ the Might% Ones, and
to teach their people the 0a#s o$ Nat(re!
3ERTAINING TO CONTRACT/ AN8
AGREEMENT/
Three things necessar% $or a contract to be ade: (t(al agreeent, (t(al
(nderstanding, and (t(al consent1 and there is a $o(rth and that is s(ret% gi&en!
There are three t%pes o$ s(ret%: Naidn, Aitire, Rath!
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There are three things d(e one #ho has had a contract bro"en: loss, loss $ro loss ,
and honor price!=
There are three t%pes o$ contract, all binding be$ore the Might% Ones and be$ore
h(an "ind: that #hich is established b% the spo"en #ord, that #hich is
established b% the #ritten #ord, and that #hich is ordained b% the Righ or Rian !
Three t%pes o$ pro$it: $ro prod(cing , $ro in&esting , $ro a good rep(tation!
Three t%pes o$ in&estent: goods , one%, and tie!
There are three le&els o$ honor price: one third the &al(e o$ the agreeent #hen
one has de$a(lted on a contract beca(se o$ soething be%ond their control1 three
ties the &al(e o$ the contract #hen one has de$a(lted b% their o#n &olition or
sloth$(lness, and no alice #as intended1 nine ties the &al(e o$ the contract #hen
one has de$a(lted on a contract b% an act o$ their o#n &olition, #ith alice intent!
3RACTICA0 A8+I/EMENT)/
GOO8 HEA0TH AN8 @A8:
There are three things ost precio(s to h(an "ind: health, libert%, and &irt(e!
Three things #hich do not s($$er tri$ling: health, prosperit%, and tie!
Three things #hich "eep a person in good health: oderate $ood, #ell-apportioned
labor, and nat(ral #arth!
Three $oods #hich bring health, long li$e, and clear (nderstanding: corn $ood, il"
$ood, and garden $ood!
Three $oods #hich bring disease, short li$e, and d(ll (nderstanding: $lesh $ood,
s#eetened $ood, and highl% seasoned $ood!
Three c(stoar% acts #hich a"e one health% and long-li&ed: #or", b% tilling, in
oderation1 rising earl%1 innocent irth!
Three c(stoar% acts #hich bring short li$e and disease: to (ch labor, too (ch
sleep in the orning, and pee&ishness!
Three $re(ent changes #hich bring long li$e: change o$ $ood, change o$ #or", and
change o$ a(seent!
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Three good things in one #ho lo&es good health: eno(gh sleep at @ealtinna Fin
/pring, eno(gh $ood at Meansahradh Fat Mid-/(er, eno(gh $ire at
Geahradh Fin the 5inter!
Three things #hich strengthen the bod%: l%ing on a hard bed, cold air, and dr%
$ood!
Three things #hose e*cess shortens ones li$e: $lesh $ood, dr(n"enness, and too
(ch dall%ing abo(t #ith those o$ the opposite gender!
Three (n$ailing reedies in e&er% disease and sic"ness: nat(re, tie, and patience!
Three things o$ #hich one does not see hal$ eno(gh: li$e, health, and riches!
A8+I/EMENT)/ O9 3RU8ENCE :
Three things one #ho is pr(dent #ill not sho#: the botto o$ their p(rse, the
botto o$ their "no#ledge , and the botto o$ their heart!
Three things #hich one #ho is (pright o(ght to c(rb: a %o(ng spirited horse, a
%o(ng inteperate da(ghter, and a garr(lo(s tong(e!
Three things li"e one to the other: a $ine granar% #itho(t corn, a $ine $las" #itho(t
drin", and a $ine da(ghter #itho(t good rep(te!
Three things not good to lea&e: a ship be$ore the #ind, a #oan to her rage, and a
son to his ignorance!
Three things #hich do not go #ell i$ h(rried: #ar, $easting, and arg(ent!
Three things #hich a person obtains $ro tra&eling in strange land: h(nger, cold,
and derision!
Three things tr(st in #hich does not end #ell: health in old age, $air #eather in
#inter, and $elicit% $ro things o$ the #orld!
Three things it is best to lea&e alone: a strange dog, a s(dden $lood, and one #ise in
their o#n e%es!
RE/3ECTING THE OR8ER O9 NATURE:
There are three things #hich "eep order and s%ste $or e&er%thing in the #orld:
n(ber, #eight, and eas(re!
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Three things #hich #e cannot control: the +oid , the planets , and tr(th! To this be
it added, The Tr(th Against The 5orld>!
Three things good as ser&ants, bad as asters: #ater, $ire, and #ind!
Three ore things #orse %et as asters than as ser&ants: labor, one%, and "ings!
Three things #hich shall la% #aste #here the% coe: #ater, $ire and the c(rse o$
the Might% Ones!
Three arch-eneies o$ h(an "ind: $ire, #ater, and a "ing!
Three gl(ttons o$ the #orld: the sea, a "ing, and a cit%!
Three things no being can be seen #itho(t: co&ering, o&eent, and shado#!
Three things #hich sho(ld be chie$l% considered in e&er%thing: nat(re, $or, and#or"!
Three (ne(als o$ the #orld: bea(t%, lo&e, and necessit%!
Three parts to e&er%thing : He One , /he One , The% One in the Third !?
RE/3ECTING THE NATURE O9 HUMANIN8 :
There are three things that are ne&er at rest in an%one: the heart in #or"ing, the
breath in o&ing, and the so(l in p(rposing!
Three things in the #orld bet#een #hich there is a #onder$(l di$$erence: the $aces
o$ people, the (tterances o$ people, and the #ritings o$ people!
There are three $ro #hich it is not eas% to #in a person: their belie$, their geni(s,
and their nation!
Three things on #hich e&er% person sho(ld re$lect: #hence the% coe, #here the%
are, and #hither the% shall go!
Three things hard $or a person to do copletel%: "no# thesel&es, con(er their
appetite, and "eep their secret!
Three things a person cannot conceal: great lo&e, great hate, and great #ealth!
Three things o$ #hich the #hole is not good: doing the #hole that passion desires,
belie&ing the #hole that is said thro(gho(t the land, and sho#ing the #hole that
one "no#s!
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Three art%rdos #itho(t sla%ing: the liberalit% o$ a need% person, the innocence
o$ a %o(ng person, and $air aintenance #itho(t #ealth!
Three things o$ #hich the loss is #oe: the attainents o$ #isdo, a p(re
conscience, and the lo&e o$ Might% Ones!
Three $ears #hich strengthen a person)s heart: $ear o$ spea"ing the #hole that the%
ha&e learnt $ro another, $ear o$ e*tree prosperit%, and $ear o$ o$$ending the
Might% Ones!
Three $ears #hich #ea"en a person)s heart: $ear o$ spea"ing the tr(th, $ear o$
#retched po&ert%, and $ear o$ e&il being done the!
Three things #hich da22le the #orld: deceit, s(preac%, and e*cessi&e lo&e $or
an and h(an beings!
Three co(nsels o$ the %ello# bird: do not grie&e greatl% abo(t #hat has happened,do not belie&e #hat cannot be, and do not desire #hat cannot be obtained!
Three things #hich coe on a person #itho(t their "no#ing: sleep, error, and old
age!
Three things #hich coe together: age, error, and grie$!
Three things #hich "eep their #ord $aith$(ll%: death, retrib(tion, and reorse!
Three things the tr(e h(an obe%s: tr(th, the #orld #hich is to coe, and the
coc" at da#n!
Three things o$ #hich not the hal$ is to be belie&ed that is boasted o$ the: #ealth,
(nderstanding, and goodness!
Three things ne&er end: the $lo#ering o$ charit%, the so(l, and per$ect lo&e!
RE/3ECTING ACTION :
Three things necessar% $or the doing o$ e&er% act: "no#ledge, abilit%, and desire!
There are three parts to e&er% action: tho(ght, #ord, and deed!
RE/3ECTING NO50E8GE :
Three "inds o$ "no#ledge : the nat(re o$ each thing , the ca(se o$ each thing , the
in$l(ence o$ each thing!
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There are three springs o$ "no#ledge: reason, phenoenon, and necessit%!
Three things (st a person do #ho desires to learn: listen intentl%, conteplate
intentl%, and be silent contin(all%!
Three teachers o$ h(an"ind: one is e&ent, that is $ro seeing and hearing1 thesecond is intelligence, and that coes $ro re$lection and editation1 and the third
is geni(s, indi&id(al, a gi$t $ro the Might% Ones!
Three gains o$ those #ho heed the ad&iseents o$ the Old Ones: ill(ination,
#isdo, and clarit%!
Three instr(ctions not #ise to belie&e: #hat a person iparts in s(pport o$ #hat is
$or their o#n pro$it and s(ccess1 #hat one iparts #ith hatred to another1 and
#hat a person #ise in their o#n e%es iparts!
The three (ali$ications o$ poetr%: endo#ent o$ geni(s1 '(dgent $roe*perience1 happiness o$ ind!
The three $o(ndations o$ (dgeent: bold design1 $re(ent practice1 $re(ent
ista"es!
The three $o(ndations o$ learning: seeing (ch1 st(d%ing (ch1 and s($$ering
(ch!
The three $o(ndations o$ tho(ght: perspic(it%, aplit(de, and preciseness!
The three canons o$ perspic(it%: the #ord that is necessar%, the (antit% that is
necessar%, the anner that is necessar%!
The three canons o$ aplit(de: appropriate tho(ght, &ariet% o$ tho(ght, and
re(isite tho(ght!
There are three things #hich strengthen the ind and reason: seeing (ch,
re$lecting (ch, and end(ring (ch!
Three reso(rces o$ h(an "ind: intelligence, lo&e, and pra%er!
RE/3ECTING 5I/8OM:
There are three $o(ndations o$ #isdo: discretion in learning, eor% in
retaining, and elo(ence in telling!
Three concords $or #isdo: generosit% and #ealth, "no#ledge and h(ilit%, and
&alor and erc%1 and the% are neither a tr(e h(an nor sage in #ho these things
are not $o(nd in concord!
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Three ar"s o$ #isdo: siplicit%, endea&or, and long-s($$ering!
Three sec(rities o$ #isdo: eor%, re$lection, and c(sto!
Three (alities #hich sho# #isdo: s($$ering discreetl%, $orgi&ing in'(r%, and
see"ing "no#ledge!
Three $ollo#ers o$ #isdo: iagination, p(rpose, and endea&or!
Three deonstrations o$ #isdo: holding to reason, holding to iagination, and
holding to ipro&eent!
Three s%non%s o$ #isdo: necessit%, decenc%, and e*pedienc%!
Three things #hich obstr(ct #isdo: pride, co&eto(sness, and tioro(sness!
Three special &irt(es o$ #isdo: generosit%, ind(str%, and pr(dence!
Three initiations o$ #isdo: la#$(l teaching, e$$ecti&e c(stos, and instincti&e
lo&e!
Three operations o$ #isdo : taing sa&ager%, spreading peace, and ipro&ing
la#s!
RE/3ECTING THO/E 5HO ARE 5I/E:
There are three schools o$ one #ho is #ise: conscience, reason, and instr(ction!
Three things essential $or the #ise to "no#: their Gods, thesel&es, and the deceits
o$ the #orld!
Three things that one #ho is #ise attains: prosperit%, dignit%, and 'o%!
Three tri(phs o$ one #ho is #ise: dignit%, int(ition, and praise!
Three things o$ #hich one #ho is #ise a% boast: their (nderstanding, their
handicra$t, and that #hich the% ha&e astered!
Three plag(es o$ the #ise: a %o(ng lo&er, drin", and bad teper!
RE/3ECTING THE 9OO0 AN8 THEIR INANIT; :
There are three schools o$ the $oolish person: the p(nishent o$ the la#, ill
happenings in their li$e, and a bad position in the li$e to coe
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Three things #hich be$all the (n#ise person: $ail(re, disgrace, and sorro#!
Three boasts o$ a $ool: riches, lineage, and dissipation!
Three la(ghters o$ a $ool: abo(t the good an, abo(t the e&il an, and abo(t #hat
he "no#s not!
Three things #hich the $ool calls ipr(dent: to see" "no#ledge, coe #hat #ill1 to
gi&e als #itho(t thin"ing #hat is to coe1 and to end(re $or tr(th and '(stice
#itho(t $ear o$ #hat a% coe!
RE/3ECTING 5I/8OM A330IE8:
Three things o$ #hich e&er%thing is capable, and #itho(t #hich nothing can be:strength o$ bod% and ind, "no#ledge, and lo&e o$ int(iti&e #isdo!
Three things #hich a% not be opposed: nat(re, necessit%, and deca%!
Three #ho are hard to belie&e: a #anderer $ro a$ar, the reader o$ a boo" in a
strange tong(e, and the% #ho are older than their neighbors!
Three #ho it is #ise not to belie&e: the stranger abo(t their possessions, and old
person praising the da% that #as o$ %ore, and one #ho boasts o$ their #isdo!
There are three concords #hich (phold all things: concord o$ lo&e and '(stice,concord o$ tr(th and iagination, and concord o$ the Might% Ones and
occ(rrence!
Three #ords o$ co(nsel $ro Teilo the 8raoi: "no# th% po#er, "no# th% #isdo,
and "no# th% tie!
Three people #ho #ill please the Might% Ones: the% #ho lo&e e&er%thing li&ing
#ith their #hole heart, the% #ho lo&e e&er% bea(ti$(l thing #ith their #hole
strength, and the% #ho see" e&er% "no#ledge #ith their #hole (nderstanding!
Three things bet#een #hich there is great di$$erence: #hat is praised and #hat is
$orgi&en, #hat is $orgi&en and #hat is s($$ered, and #hat is s($$ered and #hat is
not p(nished!
RE/3ECTING AM@ITION/ AN8 THE ROA8/ TO
/UCCE//:
Three things all sho(ld stri&e $or: Oneness #ith their Gods1 peace aongneighbors1 and '(st '(dgent!
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Three things #hich help a&ert calait%: to #orship the Might% Ones, to be
(pright, and to e*ercise $ortit(de!
Three things b% #hich coes s(ccess: 0isten h(bl% , ans#er discreetl%, and '(dge
"indl%!
Three $o(ndations o$ s(ccess: a silent o(th, a care$(l ear, and a $itting action!
RE/3ECTING 9RIEN8/HI3:
The three $o(ndations o$ $riendship are: Respect and tr(st1 (nderstanding and
$orbearance, a lo&ing heart and help$(l hands!
Three things $or a $riend: let the be to %o( a second sel$, let not their iser%estrange %o( $ro the, do $or their eor% #hat %o( #o(ld do i$ the% %et li&ed!
RE/3ECTING HA33INE//:
The three $o(ndations o$ happiness: contentent1 hope, and belie$!
There are three things #hich the happ% #ill gain: prosperit%, honor, and ease o$
conscience!
RE/3ECTING 3HI0O/O3H;:
Three p(rposes $or the ret(rn o$ so(ls to this #orld : To collect into the so(l the
properties o$ all being , to ac(ire "no#ledge o$ all things , to ac(ire the po#er to
o&ercoe chaos!
Three things #hich contin(all% gro# less : dar"ness , $alsehood, and death!
Three things constantl% increase : light , li$e , and tr(th!
There are three #ho '(dge: the '(dgent #e place (pon o(rsel&es , #hich lingers
long1 the '(dgent o$ o(r peers, thro(gh the "ing
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There are three onl% , #hose $ren2% is a bene$it to their people: The 5arrior on the
$ield o$ battle, the 8ancer in the place o$ dance, and the /ee"er o$ (stice #here
e&er the% a% be!
RE/3ECTING THE TRUE HUMAN:
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Three things one should keep always before them: their worldly duty, their
conscience, and the Laws of Nature.
Three instructions not wise to believe: what a person imparts in support of
what is for their own profit and success what one imparts with hatred to
another and what a person wise in their own eyes imparts.
Three things essential for the wise to know: their gods, themselves, and the
deceits of the world.
Three things of which everyone is capable, and without which nothing can be:
strength of body and mind, knowledge, and love of intuitive wisdom.
Three things which may not be opposed: nature, necessity, and decay.
Three unbreathing things paid for only with breathing things: an apple tree, a
ha!el bush, a sacred grove.
Three manifestations of humanity: affectionate bounty loving manner and
praiseworthy knowledge.
Three things which spring from following lawful goodness: universal love
from the "ise, worldly sufficiency, and better place in the life to come.
Three marvelous deeds: to forgive a wrong done, to amend everythingpossible, and to refrain from in#ustice.
Three rewards of those who learn to temper their emotions: e$perience,
strength, and introspection.
Three candles that illume every darkness: truth, nature, and knowledge.
Three leaderships of the happy that are only found united in those with a noble
heart: being good in service, good in disposition, and good in secrecy.
There are three people accursed: they who work against the Laws of Nature
without concern, they who know nothing of the %ighty &nes and do not seek
to learn, and they who know much and do not share their knowledge with anyother.
Three things needful to one who has done wrong: to acknowledge theirwrong, to seek to be upright, and to make restitution.
Three for whom when they are alive only hatred is seen, and praise when they
are dead: the peaceful wise person, the truthful teacher, and the sincere friendwho rebukes.
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Three kinds of contenders on the death of a powerful rich person: their
detractors for their reputation, kinsmen for their goods, and worms for theircarcass.
There are three uncomfortable things: a house without a mate, a chamber
without food, and a body without health.
Three indignities of a woman: being garrulous, being querulous, and being
slanderous.
Three indignities of a man: being quick to suspicion, being quick to anger,
being slow to labor.
Three things it is best to leave alone: a strange dog, a sudden flood, and one
wise in their own eyes.
Three parts to everything: e &ne, (he &ne, They &ne in the Third.
Three things hard for a person to do completely: know themselves, conquer
their appetite, and keep their secret.
Three martyrdoms without slaying: the liberality of a needy person, the
innocence of a young person, and fair maintenance without wealth.
The Triads of Ireland-
Three #orst siles-the sile o$ a #a&e, the sile o$ a loose #oan, the grin o$ a
dog read% to leap!
The Three #ealths o$ $ort(nate people-a read% con&e%ance, ale #itho(t a
habitation, a sa$eg(ard (pon the road
Three sons #ho chastit% bears to #isdo-&alo(r, generosit% la(ghter!
Three entertainers o$ a gathering-a 'ester , a '(ggler, a lap-dog!
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Three things best $or a chie$-'(stice peace and an ar%!
Three #orst things $or a chie$-sloth treacher%, e&il co(nsel!
The three things that r(in #isdo-ignornace, inacc(rate "no#ledge, $orget$(lness!
Three n(rses o$ dignit%-a $ine $ig(re a good eor%, piet%!
Three n(rses o$ high spirits-pride, #ooing, dr(n"enness!
Three dar" things o$ the #orld-gi&ing a thing into "eeping, g(aranteeing,
$ostering!
Three that are ost di$$ic(lt to tal" to-a "ing abo(t his boot%, a +i"ing in his
ha(ber", a boor #ho)s (nder patronage!
Three #hose spirits are highest-a %o(ng scholar a$ter ha&ing read his psals, a%o(ngster #ho has p(t on ans attire, a aiden #ho has been ade a #oan!
Three #ealths in barren places-a #ell in a o(ntain, $ire o(t o$ a stone, #ealth in
the possession o$ a hard an!
Three reno&ators o$ the #orld-the #oan o$ a #oan, a co#s (dder, a siths
o(lding bloc"!
Three concealents (pon #hich $or$eit(re does not close-a #i$es do#r%, the $ood
o$ a arried co(ple a bo%s $oster $ee!
Three contracts that are re&ersed b% the decision o$ a '(dge-the contracts o$ a
#oan, o$ a son, o$ a cotter!
Three that are incapable o$ special contracts-a son #hose $ather is ali&e, a
betrothed #oan, the ser$ o$ a chie$!
Three sons that do not share inheritance-a son begotten in a bra"e, the son o$ a
sla&e, the son o$ a girl still #earing tresses!
Three chains b% #hich e&il propensit% is bo(nd-a co&enant, a onastic r(le, la#!
The roc"s to #hich la#$(l beha&ior is tied: A onaster%, a chie$tain, the $ail%!
Three candles that ill(ine e&er% dar"ness-tr(th, nat(re, "no#ledge!
Three things that constit(te a "ing-A contract #ith other "ings, the $east o$ Tara,
ab(ndance d(ring his reign!
Three loc"s that loc" (p secrets-shae silence, closenessJ
Three "e%s that (nloc" tho(ghts: dr(n"enness, tr(st$(lness, lo&e!
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Three inheritances that are di&ided in the presence o$ heirs-the inheritance o$ a
'ester, o$ a adan and o$ an old an!
Three %o(th$(l sisters-desire, bea(t%, generosit%!
Three aged sisters-Groaning, chastit%, (gliness
Three #ell-bred sisters-constanc%, #ell-spo"enness, "indliness
Three Ill-bred sisters-$ierceness, l(st$(lness, obd(rac%
Three sisters o$ good $ort(ne-good breeding, liberalit%, irth
Three sisters o$ good rep(te-dilligence, pr(dence, bo(nti$(lness
Three sisters o$ ill-rep(te-intertness, gr(dging, close$istedness
Three angr% sisters-blasphe%, stri$e, $o(lo(thedness
Three irre&erent sisters-(se$(lness, an eas% bearing , $irness
Three re&erent sisters-(se$(lness, an eas% bearing, $irness!
Three ca(ses that do not die #ith neglect-the ca(ses o$ an ibecile, and o$
oppression, and o$ ignorance
Three bloodsheds that need not be ip(nged-the bloodshed o$ battle, o$ 'ealo(s%,o$ ediating
Three cohabitations that do not pa% a arriage-portion-ta"ing her b% $orce,
o(traging her #itho(t her "no#ledge thro(gh dr(n"enness, her being &iolated b%
a "ing!
Three that are not entitled to e*eption-restoring a son, the tools o$ an arti$icer,
hostageship
Three deposits that need not be ret(rned-the deposits o$ an ibecile, and o$ a high
dignitar%, and a $i*ed deposit
Three dead ones that are paid $or #ith li&ing things-an apple-tree, a ha2el b(sh, a
sacred gro&e!
Three that neither s#ear nor are s#orn-a #oan, a son #ho does not s(pport his
$ather, a d(b person!
Three that are not entitled to (Kren(nciation o$ a(thorit%-a son and his $ather, a
#i$e and her h(sband, a ser$ and his lord!
Thre #ho do not ad'(dicate tho(gh the% are possessed o$ #isdo-a an #ho s(es,a an #ho is being s(ed, a an #ho is bribed to gi&e '(dgent
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Three on #ho ac"no#ledgeent does not $all in its tie-death, ignorance,
carelessnes!
Three aidens that bring hatred (pon is$ort(ne-tal"ing, la2iness, insincerit%
Three aidens that bring lo&e to good $ort(ne-silence, diligence, sincerit%!
Three hate$(l things in speech-sti$$ness, obsc(rit%, a bad deli&er%!
Three /teadinesses o$ good #oanhood-"eeping a stead% tong(e, a stead% chastit%
and a stead% ho(se#i$er%!
Three stra%ings o$ bad #oanhood -letting her tong(e and her ho(se#i$er% go
astra%!
Three e*cellences o$ dress-elegance, co$ort, lastingness
Three that are not entitled to sic"-aintenance-a an #ho absconds $ro his
chie$, $ro his $ail%, $ro a poet!
