The human spirit sublimates the impulses it thwarts; a heal… - Piet Hein

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

Piet Hein

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Piet Hein (16 December 1905 – 18 April 1996) was a Danish mathematician, scientist, inventor, and poet. He often wrote using the pseudonym Kumbel (Old Norse for "tombstone").

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MEETING THE EYE
You'll probably find
that it suits your book
to be a bit cleverer
than you look.
Observe that the easiest
method by far
is to look a bit stupider
than you are.

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

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

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

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