Losing one glove is certainly painful, but nothing compared… - Piet Hein

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Losing one glove is certainly painful,
but nothing compared to the pain,
of losing one, throwing away the other,
and finding the first one again.

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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Losing one glove is certainly painful, but nothing compared to the pain, of losing one, throwing away the other, and finding the first one again. - Piet Hein

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