“A greedy man, if he be not mindful, eats to his own life's hurt: oft the belly of the fool will bring him to scorn when he seeks the circle of the wise. Herds know the hour of their going home and turn them again from the grass; but never is found a foolish man who knows the measure of his maw.”
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Havamal: Saying of the High One
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