51 Quotes by Piet Hein

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.

Living isa thing you donow or never --which do you?

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT Stomach-ache can be a curse;heart-ache may be even worse;so thank Heaven on your kneesif you've got but one of these.

A PSYCHOLOGICAL TIPWhenever you're called on to make up your mind,and you're hampered by not having any,the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,is simply by spinning a penny.No -- not so that chance shall decide the affairwhile you're passively standing there moping;but the moment the penny is up in the air,you suddenly know what you're hoping.

BRAVETo be brave is to behavebravely when your heart is faint.So you can be really brave only when you really ain't.

Nobody can be lucky all the time,so when your luck deserts you in some fashiondon't think you've been abandoned in your prime,but rather that you're saving up your ration.

ON PROBLEMSOur choicest planshave fallen through,our airiest castlestumbled over,because of lineswe neatly drewand later neatlystumbled over.

Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back.

MankindMen, said the Devil,are good to their brothers:they don’t want to mendtheir own ways, but each other's.