The noble art of losing face may some day save the human ra… - Piet Hein

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The noble art of losing face
may some day save the human race
and turn into eternal merit
what weaker minds would call disgrace.

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.

Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The shaping of the question is part of the answer.

People are self-centered to a nauseous degree. They will keep on about themselves while I'm explaining me.

The noble art of losing face may some day save the human race and turn into eternal merit what weaker minds would call disgrace. - Piet Hein

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