SMALL THINGS & GREAT He that lets the small things bind hi… - Piet Hein

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SMALL THINGS
& GREAT

He that lets
the small things bind him
leaves the great
undone behind him.

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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Alternative Names: Kumbel

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SMALL THINGS & GREAT He that lets the small things bind him leaves the great undone behind him. - Piet Hein

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