“Trust not an acre early sown,
Nor praise a son too soon:
Weather rules the acre, wit the son,
Both are exposed to peril.”
~Hávamál 89, Auden and Taylor
Painting by Jean Morris.
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“Akri ársánum trúi engi maðr
né til snemma syni, - veðr ræðr akri.
en vit syni;
hætt er þeira hvárt.”