Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 63
1923To question and answer must all be readyWho wish to be known as wise;Tell one thy thoughts, but beware of two,—All know what is known to three.Free to read · Built for close study
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To question and answer must all be readyWho wish to be known as wise;Tell one thy thoughts, but beware of two,—All know what is known to three.Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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