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“Be your friend’s
true friend.
Return gift for gift.
Repay laughter
with laughter again
but betrayal with treachery.”
― Hávamál
“The unwise man is awake all night,
and ponders everything over;
when morning comes he is weary in mind,
and all is a burden as ever.”
― Hávamál
“Extravagance:
Load no man
with lavish gifts.
Small presents often win great praise.
With a loaf cut
and a cup shared
I found fellowship.”
― Hávamál
“Let no man glory in the greatness of his mind,
but rather keep watch o'er his wits.”
― Hávamál
“Less good than they say for the sons of men
is the drinking oft of ale:
for the more they drink, the less can they think
and keep a watch o'er their wits.”
― Hávamál
“A coward believes he will ever live
if he keeps himself safe from strife:
but old age leaves him not long in peace
though spears may spare his life.”
― Hávamál
“Too many unstable words are spoken
by him who ne'er holds his peace;
the hasty tongue sings its own mishap
if it be not bridled in.”
― Hávamál
“A guest must depart again on his way,
nor stay in the same place ever;
if he bide too long on another's bench
the loved one soon becomes loathed.”
― Hávamál
“He must rise betimes who hath few to serve him,
and see to his work himself;
who sleeps at morning is hindered much,
to the keen is wealth half-won.”
― Hávamál
“Solitude and Company:
When I was young
and walked alone,
alone I lost my way.
I felt rich
when I found company.
Man delights in man.”
― Hávamál
“Prosperity:
The brave and generous
have the best lives.
They're seldom sorry.
The unwise man
is always worried,
fears favors to repay.”
― Hávamál
“The Importance of Appearances:
Two wooden stakes
stood in the field,
there I hung my hat and cloak.
They had character
in fine clothes.
Naked I was nothing.”
― Hávamál
“The Nature of Secrecy:
Ask you must
and answer well
to be called clever.
One may know your secret
never a second.
If three, a thousand will know.”
― Hávamál
“I know a ninth:
If through storms I need to protect my boat at sea,
I calm the wind on the wave and put all the sea to sleep.
-Hávamál”
― Hávamál
tags: havamal, norse-mythology
“Most dear is fire to the sons of men,
most sweet the sight of the sun;
good is health if one can but keep it,
and to live a life without shame.”
― Hávamál
“Never a whit should one blame another
for a folly which many befalls;
the might of love makes sons of men
into fools who once were wise.”
― Hávamál
“Moderation and Happiness:
Moderately wise
a man should be
not too crafty or clever.
A learned man's heart
whose learning is deep
seldom sings with joy.”
― Hávamál
“I know a ninth:
If through storms I need to protect my boat at sea,
I calm the wind on the wave and put all the sea to sleep.”
― Hávamál
tags: havamal, norse-mythology
