THE ROAD TO WISDOM The road to wisdom? — Well, it's plain … - Piet Hein

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THE ROAD TO WISDOM

The road to wisdom? — Well, it's plain
and simple to express:
Err
and err
and err again
but less
and less
and less.

Piet Hein

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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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We ought to live each day as though
it were our last day here below.
But if I did, alas, I know
it would have killed me long ago.

Experts have their expert fun ex cathedra telling one just how nothing can be done.

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Stomach-ache can be a curse;
heart-ache may be even worse;
so thank Heaven on your knees
if you've got but one of these.

THE ROAD TO WISDOM The road to wisdom? — Well, it's plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again but less and less and less. - Piet Hein

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