ABREAST He who aims to keep abreast is for ever second bes… - Piet Hein

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ABREAST

He who aims
to keep abreast
is for ever
second best.

Piet Hein

abreast keeping-up-with-the-crowd

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About Piet Hein

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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Alternative Names: Kumbel

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

A bit beyond perception's reach
I sometimes believe I see
that life is two locked boxes
each containing the other’s key.

A WORD TO THE WISE

Let the world pass in its time-ridden race;
never get caught in its snare.
Remember, the only acceptable case
for being in any particular place
is having no business there.

ABREAST He who aims to keep abreast is for ever second best. - Piet Hein

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