Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 64
1923The man who is prudent a measured useOf the might he has will make;He finds when among the brave he faresThat the boldest he may not be.Free to read · Built for close study
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The man who is prudent a measured useOf the might he has will make;He finds when among the brave he faresThat the boldest he may not be.Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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