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“When a real battle starts, you’ll always find that there is no bravest man.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

“It’s a long and crooked walk to a bad friend, even if he lives nearby. But it’s an easy road to a good friend, no matter how long the journey.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

“Tell your secret to one person, never to two— everyone knows, if three people know.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

“There is no man so good
that he has no flaw,
nor a man so bad he’s good for nothing.
-- Hávámál, stanza 133.”
― Jackson Crawford

“Men become friends when they can share their minds with one another. Anything is better than being lied to: a real friend will disagree with you openly.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

“Fire is best for mortals, and sunshine— and also good health, if you have it, and living beyond reproach.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

“But she awoke to the cold death of her hopes,”
― Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes

“Harm seldom befalls the watchful man,
for you can never have
a more faithful friend
than a good supply of wisdom.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Wanderer's Havamal

“122. I counsel you, Loddfáfnir,
if you’ll take my advice,
you’ll profit if you learn it,
it’ll do you good if you remember it:
You should never
exchange words
with someone who won’t see reason.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Wanderer's Havamal

“It’s a long and crooked walk
to a bad friend,
even if he lives nearby.
But it’s an easy road
to a good friend,
no matter how long the journey.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Wanderer's Havamal

“What you ask of the runes
will prove true;
they are of divine origin,
made by the mighty gods
and painted by Óđin.
You’ll learn best with your mouth shut.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Wanderer's Havamal

“Only a man
who is wide-traveled
and has wandered far
can know something
about how other men think.
Such a man is wise.”
― Jackson Crawford, The Wanderer's Havamal