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The instructions of King Cormac Mac Airt: Tecosca Cormaic (Author: Unknown)

paragraph 15

1. Knowledge deserves to be honoured,
   wisdom vanquishes valour,
   every timid person is opinionate,
   every lover is melancholy,
   5] every sick person is ... ,
   every liar is quarrelsome,
   every fool is dangerous,
   every arrogant person runs a risk,
   every fierce person is ready to strike,
   10] every farmer is prudent,
   every bad warrior is violent,
   every person with vested interests is shameless,
   every timorous person is easily frightened,
   everything dark is awful,
   15] every plebeian is low,
   whoever is fond of ease is corpulent,
   every unfortunate person is vehement.
   every guilty person is apprehensive,
   every reviler is precipitate,
   20] every cautious person is timorous,
   every foul-mouthed person is quarrelsome,
   every one fond of company is brilliant,
   every brave tribe is fond of gatherings,
   every brave king holds encampments,
   25] every aggressor is puissant,
   every bold person is cheerful,
   every big talker is neglectful,
   every one making promises readily is false,
   every lavish person is overweening,
   30] every hasty person is ridiculous
   every powerful person is liable to be reviled,
   every reviler is stubborn,
   every sensible person is competent,

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   every faithful person is a good counsellor,
   35] every indocile person is cowardly,
   every docile person is sage,
   every worthy person is a cognizance,
   every good art produces wealth,
   every indigent person is humane.