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LinesA measure of wisdom each man shall have,But never too much let him know;For the wise man’s heart is seldom happy,If wisdom too great he has won.55-56. The first pairs of lines are abbreviated in the manuscript.

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A measure of wisdom each man shall have, But never too much let him know; For the wise man’s heart is seldom happy, If wisdom too great he has won. 55-56. The first pairs of lines are abbreviated in the manuscript.

Hávamál, Henry Adams Bellows, stanza 55. Public domain in the United States.