Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 28
1923Wise shall he seem who well can question,And also answer well;Nought is concealed that men may sayAmong the sons of men.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 28
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 28
1866He thinks himself wise,who can ask questionsand converse also;conceal his ignoranceno one can,because it circulates among men.Olive Bray · stanza 28
1908Wise he is deemed who can question well,and also answer back:the sons of men can no secret makeof the tidings told in their midst.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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- Public domain in the United States
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