“Wyrd bið ful aræd.” – The Wanderer
“But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Moderately wise, a man should be not too crafty or clever. A learned man’s heart, whose learning is deep seldom sings with joy.” – Havamal
“Non omne quod licet honestum est.”
“And so good people can be observant even with barley groats and rustic cakes, whereas bad people cannot avoid impiety even though they stain the altars with rivers of blood.” – Seneca, On Benefits, 6.3
Of Axe and Plough 