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A man shall not boast of his keenness of mind,But keep it close in his breast;To the silent and wise does ill come seldomWhen he goes as guest to a house;(For a faster friend one never findsThan wisdom tried and true.)Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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