Cé messam do menmain?

Cé messam do menmain? Cóili & cróidhi & cumce. Ar ní talla nach maith for menmoin cóil crúaidh cumaing.

(what * worst * for * mind ? thinness & hardness & narrowness * for * not * is room for * any * goodness * on * mind * thin * hard * narrow)

What is worst for a mind?
Thinness and hardness and narrowness.
For there is no room for any good in a thin, hard, narrow mind.

This maxim comes from “Apgitir Crábaid”, a text attributed to Colmán maccu Béognae, and found in ZCP 3.454, and on line at CELT.

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel