{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "The foolish man thinks he\u2019ll live forever \nif he stays away from war, \nbut old age shows him no mercy \nthough the spears spare...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/75781971919/", "html": "<blockquote>The foolish man thinks he\u2019ll live forever<br/>\nif he stays away from war,<br/>\nbut old age shows him no mercy<br/>\nthough the spears spare him.<br/>\n\u2026<br/>\nCattle die, kinsmen die,<br/>\none day you die yourself;<br/>\nI know one thing that never dies \u2014 <br/>\nthe dead man\u2019s reputation.</blockquote>\n\u00a0<em>Poems of the Elder Edda</em>, translated by Patricia Terry, pp. 13, 21 (via <a href=\"http://no-dachi.tumblr.com/\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">no-dachi</a>)"}