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Stanza 27

The Elder or Poetic Edda, 1908

Olive Bray · stanza 27

1908
For the unwise man ‘tis best to be mutewhen he comes amid the crowd,for none is aware of his lack of witif he wastes not too many words;for he who lacks wit shall never learnthough his words flow ne’er so fast.
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