(December 16, 1905–April 17, 1996 / Copenhagen)

poet Piet Hein
#447 on top 500 poets
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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.

Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003


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