The wary rarely come to harm.

The source

"The wary rarely come to harm." This Norse (Hávamál) is recorded in Hávamál 6. Translated from the original Old Norse by Spartan Surfers.

"sjaldan verðr víti vörum"

Original Old Norse, Hávamál 6. Old Norse: Hávamál, normalized text (Guðni Jónsson) via heimskringla.no; meaning checked against Bellows 1923.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

Who said "The wary rarely come to harm."?

Norse (Hávamál). Source: Hávamál 6.

What is the original Old Norse?

sjaldan verðr víti vörum. Translated from the original Old Norse by Spartan Surfers.