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LinesThe foolish man for friends all thoseWho laugh at him will hold;But the truth when he comes to the council he learns,That few in his favor will speak.

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The foolish man for friends all those Who laugh at him will hold; But the truth when he comes to the council he learns, That few in his favor will speak.

Hávamál, Henry Adams Bellows, stanza 25. Public domain in the United States.