Piet Hein poems
Piet Hein(December 16, 1905 - April 17, 1996 / Copenhagen)
A Reproof
- by Piet Hein 21
In view of your mannerof spending your days
I hope you may learn,
before ending them,
that the effort you spend
on defending your ways
could be better spent
on amending them.
It Isn't Enough
- by Piet Hein 20
One paramount truthour society smothers
in petty concern
with position and pelf:
It isn't enough
to exasperate others;
you've got to remember
to gladden yourself.