Daily Hávamál

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3. "Cattle die, | and kinsmen die,
And so one dies one's self;
One thing now | that never dies,
The fame of a dead man's deeds."

Stanza 78, Henrey Adams Bellows translation.
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2. "A man shall not boast | of his keenness of mind,
But keep it close in his breast;
To the silent and wise | does ill comem seldom
When he goes as a guest to a house;"

Stanza 6, Henrey Adams Bellows translation.
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1. "A little sand | has a little sea,
And small are the minds of men;
Though all men are not | equal in wisdom,
Yet half-wise only are all."

Stanza 53, Henrey Adams Bellows translation.
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