Fer nád fintar co cluinter.

Fer nád fintar co cluinter.

(man * that not * is known * until * is heard)

A man that you don’t know until you hear him speak.

This line from a stanza found in the “Auraicept” (ll.535) almost certainly incorporates a maxim something like “Ní·fintar fer co·cluinter.” (A man is not known until he is heard.) For the complete stanza, see “Díambad messe in banmaccán” in this collection.

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel