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Hávamál: The Importance of Silence

Less is More.

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Kiallakr Vilhjalmsson
Apr 09, 2026
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Niccolo Machiavelli, author of The Prince and The Art of War.

“A witless man, when he meets with men, had best in silence abide; For no one shall find that nothing he knows, if his mouth is not open too much. But a man knows not, if nothing he knows, when his mouth has been open too much.” -Hávamál 27

Silence is an Old Norse virtue. Modern society is bui…

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