Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 52
1923No great thing needs a man to give,Oft little will purchase praise;With half a loaf and a half-filled cupA friend full fast I made.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 52
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 52
1866Something greatis not [always] to be given,praise is often for a trifle bought.With half a loafand a tilted vesselI got myself a comrade.Olive Bray · stanza 52
1908Not great things alone must one give to another,praise oft is earned for nought;with half a loaf and a tilted bowlI have found me many a friend.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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