Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 95
1923The head alone knows what dwells near the heart,A man knows his mind alone;No sickness is worse to one who is wiseThan to lack the longed-for joy.Free to read · Built for close study
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The head alone knows what dwells near the heart,A man knows his mind alone;No sickness is worse to one who is wiseThan to lack the longed-for joy.Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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