63 Norse Proverbs / Page 3
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Seek not ever to draw to thyself in love-whispering another's wife.42.
So shall she charm that thou shalt not heed the council, or words of the king.43.
Tell not ever an evil man if misfortunes thee befall.44.
The foolish man lies awake all night
Thinking of his many problems;
When the morning comes he is worn out
And his trouble is just as it was.45.
The head only knows what lies nearest the heart.46.
The lame runs if he has to.47.
The lowest fence it the easiest to get across.48.
The madman often tells the truth.49.
The man that walks his own rode, walks alone.50.
The shame you cannot lift away, you had better let lie.51.
The speech of a maiden should no man trust nor the words which a woman says; for their hearts were shaped on a whirling wheel and falsehood fixed in their breasts.52.
The summer moments always pass quickly.53.
The wolf and the dog do not play together.54.
There is mingling in friendship when man can utter all his whole mind to another.55.
There is naught so vile as a fickle tongue.56.
Thou shalt never sleep in the arms of a sorceress, lest she should lock thy limbs.57.
To be without silver is better than to be without honor.58.
Two heads cut off and thrown high into the tree have only the winds with which to scheme..59.
We speak them fairest when thoughts are falsest and wile the wisest of hearts.60.
Whim rules the child, and weather the field, each is open to chance.