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.

— Piet Hein

A PSYCHOLOGICAL TIP Whenever 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 affair while you're passively standing there moping;but the moment the penny is up in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping.

— Piet Hein

Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The shaping of the question is part of the answer.

— Piet Hein

As Eternity has reckoned There's a lifetime in a second

— Piet Hein

A WORD TO THE WISE Let the world pass in its time-ridden race; never get caught in its snare. Remember, the only acceptable case for being in any particular place is having no business there.

— Piet Hein

BRAVE To be brave is to behave bravely when your heart is faint. So you can be really brave only when you really ain't.

— Piet Hein

CANDLE WISDOM If you knew what you will know when your candle has burnt low, it would greatly ease your plight while your candle still burns bright.

— Piet Hein

CASTRO-GYMNASTICSGo on a starlit night, stand on your head, leave your feet dangling outwards into space, and let the starry firmament you treadle, for the moment, your elected base. Feel Earth's colossal weight of ice and granite, of molten magma, water, iron, and lead;and briefly hold this strangely solid planet balanced upon your strangely solid head.

— Piet Hein

DREAM INTERPRETATION Simplified. Everything's either concave or -vex, so whatever you dream will be something with sex.

— Piet Hein

If now thought your mind does visit make your speech not too explicit.

— Piet Hein