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

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

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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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