The universe may be as great as they say. But it wouldn't be missed if it didn't exist. - Piet Hein

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The universe may be as great as they say. But it wouldn't be missed if it didn't exist.

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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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THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF GASTRONOMY

There's a rule for proper doses
in the dinner-eaters lore:
one should stop the filling process
while one still has room for more.

And if someone at the table
had reminded me before -
Hallelujah! I'd be able
to absorb a little more.

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