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LinesWashed and fed to the council fare,But care not too much for thy clothes;Let none be ashamed of his shoes and hose,Less still of the steed he rides,(Though poor be the horse he has.)

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Washed and fed to the council fare, But care not too much for thy clothes; Let none be ashamed of his shoes and hose, Less still of the steed he rides, (Though poor be the horse he has.)

Hávamál, Henry Adams Bellows, stanza 61. Public domain in the United States.