Tear-Off Calendar Wisdom of Loki

If there was one of those page-a-day tear-off calendars made from the Old Norse Eddas & Sagas about Loki, they might sound something like this:

No one is perfect, not even (especially not?) the gods.

Ask for what is yours by right when others forget.

To clean any mess, someone will need to get their hands dirty.

It’s best not to insult the person who knows all your secrets.

“Politeness” is often a mask for hypocrisy, but Truth is a power to wield strategically.

Everyone needs someone to hold their bowl of pain once in a while.

It’s good to make all kinds of friends in all kinds of places.

Difficult journeys are the most interesting.

Don’t eat with your eyes shut.

Only bet your head if you don’t have to risk your neck.

Everyone is a little monstrous inside.

An idea is as useful a tool as a hammer, but provide vastly different solutions to each problem.

An idea is as dangerous a weapon as a hammer, but while an idea is harder to steal, it’s also harder to merchandize.

People often see what they expect. You can use this to your advantage.

You don't always have to go all the way to get the job done, but why not? Enjoy your work.

If you poke your problem with a stick, you might get carried away.

When no one else will act on a problem, might as well poke it with a stick.

Some days you're the stud, some days you're the mare.

You don't need to possess stuff if you can borrow it as needed.

All the strongest walls of Asgard can't protect anyone from one flea.

No matter what's on your outside, you're still you on the inside.

Epic rewards require epic acts. Which also come with epic consequences.

When you get no thanks, you can save it up and send back a no from the Thanks department.

It's good to have an end-game plan. But there's lots of time to kill between now and then.

Everyone is someone else's monster.

Who is really the strongest, he who holds his dignity close behind a shield, or he who ties his dignity to a goat for laughs and keeps the peace for all?

Ooh! CANDY!

Each of these (ok not that last one) is inspired by actual extant literature.