DRUIDIC TRIADS :

THE WISDOM OF THE CYMRY
OF THE WAY TO LIVE
OF VIRTUES

There are three things excellent among worldy
affairs: hating folly, loving virtue, and endeavourIng
constantly to learn.

Three beautiful beings of the world: the godly, the
skilful, and the temperate.

Three tendencies of man's lifetlme: hope, love,
and joy.

Three things excellent for a man: valour, learning,
and discretion.

Three things must be united before good can come
of them: thinking well, speaking well, and acting
well.

Three things are becoming for a man: knowledge,
good deeds, and gentleness.

Three things which strengthen a man to stand
against the whole world: seeing the quality, and
beauty of truth, seeing beneath the cloak of false-
hood, and seeing to what ends truth and falsehood
come.

Three things it is everyone's duty to do: llsten
humbly, answer discreetly, and Judge kindly.
Three things a man should keep always before him:
his worldly duty, his consclence, and the laws of
God.