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A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.

Henrik Ibsen

Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?
HENRIK IBSEN

Right Side Yourself
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
I’m no longer prepared to accept what people say and what’s written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
HENRIK IBSEN

Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
Writing has… been to me like a bath from which I have risen feeling cleaner, healthier, and freer.
HENRIK IBSEN

Freedom Health Myself Writing
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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Build Castle Easy
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
HENRIK IBSEN

Majority Myself Revolution
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
HENRIK IBSEN

Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other freely, and from the heart.
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Freedom Heart Knowledge Satisfaction Sweet
There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.
HENRIK IBSEN

Children Fake Home Lying School

A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.

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A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.

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