Secht asa midithar duine...

Secht asa midithar duine: cruth ocus cenél, tír ocus trebad, dán ocus indmas ocus indracus.

(seven * from which * is estimated * person * form * and * kindred * land * and * homestead * craft * and * personal wealth * and integrity)

Seven things by which a man is judged: appearance and lineage, land and home, profession and possessions and integrity.

This laundry list of status and reputation was quoted by Eugene O’Curry in his “On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish” (1873).

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel