Hvis man regner med belønning for sin godhed, er det ikke g… - Piet Hein

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Hvis man regner med belønning for sin godhed, er det ikke godhed, men beregning.

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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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Put up in a place where it's easy to see the cryptic admonishment T.T.T.</p>When you feel how depressingly slowly you climb, it's well to remember that Things Take Time.

VITA BREVIS

A lifetime
is more
than
sufficiently long
for people to get what there is of it
wrong.

It isn't enough to exasperate others. You have to remember to gladden yourself!

Hvis man regner med belønning for sin godhed, er det ikke godhed, men beregning. - Piet Hein

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