"I built on the sand And it tumbled down, I built on a rock And it tumbled down. Now when I build, I shall begin With the smoke from the chimney."
— Leopold Staff

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Leopold Henryk Staff (November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1957) was a Polish poet and translator.

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