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About Denmark

by Piet Hein

Piet Hein

Why not let us compromise
about Denmark's proper size,
which will truly please us all,
since it's bigger than it's small.




Quotes of the Day

He removes the greatest ornament of friendship, who takes away from it respect.
• Marcus Tullius Cicero


Poems of the Day
  • Djelloul Marbrook
    Hasan ibn al-Sabah
    by Djelloul Marbrook
    (Lord of the assassins, 11th century) Exile is a twofold problem: no one eludes it and mourned land disappears. So while I hoped to complain, I've nothing to complain about