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1 " The head alone knows what dwells near the heart. "
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2 " An ash I know, Yggdrasil its name,With water white is the great tree wet;Thence come the dews that fall in the dales,Green by Urth's well does it ever grow.Thence come the maidens mighty in wisdom,Three from the dwelling down 'neath the tree;Urth is one named, Verthandi the next,--On the wood they scored,-- and Skuld the third.Laws they made there, and life allottedTo the sons of men, and set their fates. "
3 " A man shall not boast of his keenness of mind, But keep it close in his breast; To the silent and wise does ill come seldom "