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Three things by nature cause their possessor to err: youth, prosperity, and ignorance.
Three things resemble each other: a bright sword which rusts from long staying in the scabbard, bright water which stinks from long standing, and wisdom which is dead from long disuse.
There are three things each very like the other: an old blind horse playing the harp with his hoofs, a pig in a silk dress, and a merciless person prating about piety.
Three strong things in the world: a lord, a fool, and the Void.
Three slender things that best support the world: the slender stream of milk from the cows dug into the pail; the slender blade of green corn upon the ground; the slender thread over the hand of a skilled woman.
Three things by which excellence is established: Taking all things in moderation with nothing in excess; abidance to oaths; and acceptance of responsibility.
Three things from which never to be moved: one's oaths; one's Gods; and the truth.
Three things which strengthen a person to stand against the whole world: Seeing the quality and beauty of truth; seeing beneath the cloak of falsehood; and seeing to what ends truth and falsehood come.
Three things without which there can be nothing good: truth; peace; and generosity.
Three things one should keep always before them: their worldly duty, their conscience, and the Laws of Nature.
Three things without which there can be nothing good: truth, valor, and generosity.
Three rewards of those who learn to temper their emotions: experience, strength, and introspection.
Three reasons for supplicating to the Mighty Ones: because it is a pleasure to you, that you may be a friend of those who are wise, and because your soul is immortal.
Three candles that illume every darkness: truth, nature, and knowledge.
In three things a person may be as the Divine: justice , knowledge , and mercy.
Three companions on the high road to Union with the Void: a patient poor person, a reflective wise person, and a tolerant reformer.
Three who are loved by the Mighty Ones: the strong just person, the brave merciful person, the person generous without regret.
Three things without which the protection of the Mighty Ones cannot be: forgiving an enemy and a wrong done, wisdom in judgment and act; and cleaving to what is just, come what may.
There are three things to be commended in those that possess them: wisdom in talk, justice in actions, and excess in nothing.
Three things which the humble will gain: plenty, happiness , and the love of their neighbors.
Three things which the sincere will gain: favor, respect, and prosperity.
Three things which the patient will gain: love, tranquility, and succor .
Three things which the merciful will gain: favor, love, and the protection of the Mighty Ones.
Three things which the upright will gain: worldly sufficiency, peace of conscience, and unending happiness.
Three things which the industrious will gain: precedence , wealth , and praise from the Wise.
Three things which the law-abiding will gain: health, success, and honor.
Three things which the careful will gain: respect, plenty, and content.
Three things which the generous of heart will gain: joy from their profit, felicity in giving, and a better life to come.
Three things which the early riser will gain: health, wealth, and happiness.
Three roots of every evil: covetousness, falsehood, and arrogance.
There are three people accursed: they who work against the Laws of Nature without concern, they who know nothing of the Mighty Ones and do not seek to learn, and they who know much and do not share their knowledge with any other.
Three things needful to one who has done wrong: to acknowledge their wrong, to seek to be upright, and to make restitution.
Three things that are the portion of the wealthy: more and more covetousness, more and more care, and less and less pleasure.
Three things better than riches: health, freedom, and discretion.
Three things gained by the endurance of the Cailleach: cleansing, purity, and renewal.
Three things to be commended in anyone: their face proud, their discourse discreet, and their ways kind.
Three losses which will bring gain in the end: loss of what is more than life needs, loss of bodily health, and loss of what one prizes the most and above all.
There are three levels of society, and they who fill them are: the Fili' who are Aes Dana, the Ruada, who are the warriors, and the Aire who are the free people who work husbandry.
There are three foundations of law and custom: order, justice, and peace.
There are three beauties of a land: the granary, the smithy, and the school.
Three things which bring a person the love of their neighbors: to be a peacemaker, to be a helper, and to be a guide.
Three exertions becoming and praiseworthy for any person : tilling their soil, increasing their knowledge, and growing in excellence.
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 friend who rebukes.
Three things which the good poet preserves for posterity: memory of the praiseworthy, delight in thought, and instruction in knowledge.
Three occasions for one to speak falsehood without excuse: to save the life of one who is innocent, to keep the peace among neighbors, and to preserve the Wise and their crafts.
Three reasons for speaking, come what may: for instruction against ignorance, counsel against strife, and truth against harmful falsehood.
Three things a guest should never bring to another's house: ill tidings; presumptuous license; and treachery.
Three things desirable in a household: good order, good knowledge, and sufficient plenty.
Three treasures of the child in a good home: truth, love, and growth.
There are three duties of one who is Fili': to teach their people to live fearless in strength, to teach their people how to avoid the attention of the Mighty Ones, and to teach their people the Laws of Nature.
Three customary acts which make one healthy and long-lived: work, by tilling, in moderation; rising early; innocent mirth.
Three things one who is prudent will not show: the bottom of their purse, the bottom of their knowledge , and the bottom of their heart.
Three things which we cannot control: the Void , the planets , and truth. To this be it added, The Truth Against The World.
Three things on which every person should reflect: whence they come, where they are, and whither they shall go.
Three things never end: the flowering of charity, the soul, and perfect love.
Three things must a person do who desires to learn: listen intently, contemplate intently, and be silent continually.
Three teachers of humankind: one is event, that is from seeing and hearing; the second is intelligence, and that comes from reflection and meditation; and the third is genius, individual, a gift from the Mighty Ones.
The three qualifications of poetry: endowment of genius; judgment from experience; happiness of mind.
The three foundations of Judgment: bold design; frequent practice; frequent mistakes.
The three foundations of learning: seeing much; studying much; and suffering much.
Three resources of human kind: intelligence, love, and prayer.
Three followers of wisdom: imagination, purpose, and endeavor.
Three demonstrations of wisdom: holding to reason, holding to imagination, and holding to improvement.
There are three schools of one who is wise: conscience, reason, and instruction.
Three things essential for the wise to know: their Gods, themselves, and the deceits of the world.
Three triumphs of one who is wise: dignity, intuition, and praise.
Three things which the fool calls imprudent: to seek knowledge, come what will; to give alms without thinking what is to come; and to endure for truth and justice without fear of what may come.
There are three concords which uphold all things: concord of love and justice, concord of truth and imagination, and concord of the Mighty Ones and occurrence.
Three words of counsel from Teilo the Draoi: know thy power, know thy wisdom, and know thy time.
Three people who will please the Mighty Ones: they who love everything living with their whole heart, they who love every beautiful thing with their whole strength, and they who seek every knowledge with their whole understanding.
The three foundations of friendship are: Respect and trust; understanding and forbearance, a loving heart and helpful hands.
The three foundations of happiness: contentment; hope, and belief.
Three purposes for the return of souls to this world : To collect into the soul the properties of all being, to acquire knowledge of all things , to acquire the power to overcome chaos.
The three highest causes of the true human are: Truth, honor, and duty.
The three manifestations of the true human are: civility, generosity, and compassion.
The three foundations of Spirituality: Hearth as altar, work as worship, and service as sacrament.
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