Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 56
1923A measure of wisdom each man shall have,But never too much let him know;Let no man the fate before him see,For so is he freest from sorrow.Free to read · Built for close study
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A measure of wisdom each man shall have,But never too much let him know;Let no man the fate before him see,For so is he freest from sorrow.Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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