Hávamális part of a 13th-century collection of Old Norse poems. The name of the work translates to “Sayings of the High One,” and the contents are presented as the wise words of Odin himself. TheHávamálincludes 164 stanzas, all of which provide Viking sayings about how to live, lov...
Perhaps one of the most famous Scottish sayingsof all time is“Auld Lang Syne”. This was made famous by Robert Burns’ song, sung globally at New Year. The direct English translation is “Old long since” or “Old long ago”, meaning “Days gone by”. When sung at New Years, it re...
Wit and Wisdom: The Worldview of the Old Norse- Icelandic Riddles and Their Relationship to Eddic Poetry Any attempt to correlate logotherapy with some religious group or set of religious ideals is fraught with difficulty, mainly because of the dimensional gap that indicates that logotherapy, as ...
Note: Per Red Khan: "This is a quote by Harald Hardrada in his saga from Heimskringla (Part I, Chapter 22) by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241). The English line is taken from a translation by Samuel Laing and the Old Norse line is directly from the saga." Hojo Tokimune Source: Sandca...
In mythology, cats and dogs are associated with aspects of storms; so foul weather might be "cat and dog weather". Witches were supposed to ride the wind during storms in the form of cats. In Norse mythology the storm god Odin had dogs as attendants. In Japan, tortoiseshell tomcats (rare...
singing in the summer rain. - John Ballantine Gough Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. - Sweedish proverb I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. ...
"A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King." - Emily Dickinson "I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's ...
When all other sins are old, greed still stays young.(French Proverb) - More French Proverbs... It is not want but abundance that makes avarice.(German Proverb) - More German Proverbs... Even thinking about sexual pleasure has its roots in greed.(Japanese Proverb) - More Japanese Proverbs...
“It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise” - Mark Twain"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June." - L. M. Montgomery"Now summer is in flower and natures hum Is never silent round her sultry bloom Insects as ...