Piet Hein Quotes



Best Quotes by Piet Hein

“A lifetime is more than sufficiently long for people to get what there is of it wrong.”

“It ought to be plain how little you gain by getting excited and vexed. You'll always be late for the previous train, and always on time for the next.”

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“As science attained unprecedented power through its ability to predict and control certain limited aspects of nature, it also began to overshadow our understanding of ethics and values.

History has shown that decisions affecting millions were made on the basis of industrial expediency, technological imperatives, and economic pressures.

Just as the absolute power held by the church for centuries had been seductive, the growing power of science had seduced as well.”


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