Piet Hein Quotes

PRAYER to the sun above the clouds.

Sun that givest all things birth,
shine on everything on earth!

If that's too much to demand,
shine at least on this our land.

If even that's too much for thee,
shine at any rate on me.

Hint And Suggestion : Admonitory grook addressed to youth

The human spirit sublimates
the impulses it thwarts;
a healthy sex life mitigates
the lust for other sports.

Den som kun ta'r spøg for spøg
og alvor kun alvorligt
Han og hun har faktisk fattet
begge dele dårligt

As Eternity has reckoned
There's a lifetime in a second

Idiots are really one hundred per cent when they are also intelligent.

True wisdom knows it must comprise some nonsense as a compromise, lest fools should fail to find it wise.

Shun advice at any price - that's what I call good advice.

Experts have their expert fun ex cathedra telling one just how nothing can be done.

The human spirit sublimates the impulses it thwarts; a healthy sex life mitigates the lust for other sports.

Men, said the Devil, are good to their brothers: they don’t want to mend their own ways, but each other's.

We shall have to evolve problem-solvers galore — since each problem they solve creates ten problems more.

Giving in is no defeat. Passing on is no retreat. Selves are made to rise above. You shall live in what you love.

if you possess more than just eight things then y o u are possessed by t h e m

Foes of what's cooking see no worth behind it. Those that are looking for nothing — will find it.

The noble art of losing face
may some day save the human race
and turn into eternal merit
what weaker minds would call disgrace.