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