Mankind Men, said the Devil, are good to their brothers: t… - Piet Hein

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Mankind

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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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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Shun advice at any price - that's what I call good advice.

THE WISDOM OF THE SPHERES

How instructive
is a star!
It can teach us
from afar
just how small
each other are.

Naive you are
if you believe
life favours those
who aren't naive.

Mankind 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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