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PROBLEMS | PROBLEMS | ||
| − | Problems worthy of attack<br> | + | :''Problems worthy of attack''<br> |
| − | Prove their worth by hitting back.<br> | + | :''Prove their worth by hitting back.''<br> |
OMNISCIENCE | OMNISCIENCE | ||
| − | Knowing what<br> | + | :''Knowing what''<br> |
| − | thou knowest not<br> | + | :''thou knowest not''<br> |
| − | is in a sense<br> | + | :''is in a sense''<br> |
| − | omniscience.<br> | + | :''omniscience.''<br> |
[[Category:Poetry]] | [[Category:Poetry]] | ||
Revision as of 08:05, May 27, 2007
A grook (or gruk in Danish) is the name Piet Hein (1905-1996) used for his short, aphoristic poems. They came to wide attention when Martin Gardner mentioned them in his column in Scientific American. Two characteristic grooks:
PROBLEMS
- Problems worthy of attack
- Prove their worth by hitting back.
OMNISCIENCE
- Knowing what
- thou knowest not
- is in a sense
- omniscience.