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.Hávamál · Counsel and reflections on love
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 95
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 95
1866The mind only knowswhat lies near the heart,that alone is conscious of our affections.No disease is worseto a sensible manthan not to be content with himself.Olive Bray · stanza 93
1908The mind knows alone what is nearest the heartand sees where the soul is turned:no sickness seems to the wise so soreas in nought to know content.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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