Piet Hein quotes - page 2

Somebody said that Reason was dead. Reason said: No, I think not so. (Piet Hein)
Wisdom is the booby prize given when you've been unwise. View quote
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Shun advice at any price - that's what I call good advice. View quote
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To be and not to be, that is the answer. View quote
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Art is this: art is the solution of a problem which cannot be expressed explicitly until it is solved. View quote
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But we are in a straitjacket, having to accept one or the other, when often some intermediate form would be better. View quote
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Put up in a place where it's easy to see the cryptic admonishment. View quote
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Art is the creative process and it goes through all fields. View quote
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Those that are looking for nothing - will find it. View quote
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Man is the animal that draws lines which he himself then stumbles over. View quote
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Err and err and err again but less and less and less. (Piet Hein)
After all, what is art? Art is the creative process and it goes through all fields. Einstein's theory of relativity - now that is a work of art! Einstein was more of an artist in physics than on his violin. Art is this: art is the solution of a problem which cannot be expressed explicitly until it is solved. View quote
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Foes of what's cooking see no worth behind it. Those that are looking for nothing - will find it. View quote
Piet Hein

Piet Hein

Born: December 16, 1905
Died: April 17, 1996
Quotes count: 38
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