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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

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.
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Bad Early Family Hard Time Mom
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
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.
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Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority
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Mass Myself Subject
Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Darkness Existence Fight Force Ourselves
To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
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Heart Judgement Live Oneself Sit Troll War Writing
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.
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Character Mindset Myself Soul Wrinkle Writing
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate Writing
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.
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Children Fake Home Lying School
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self

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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