black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life

Henrik Ibsen

It is no use lying to one’s self.
HENRIK IBSEN

Lying Oneself Self
When we dead awaken. We see that we have never lived.
HENRIK IBSEN

Awakening Dead Live
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
HENRIK IBSEN

Lying Myself Writing
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
HENRIK IBSEN

Minority Rare Right Wrong
The starving poet business is no good nowadays.
HENRIK IBSEN

Business Goodness Poet Starve
It’s a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional beauty.
HENRIK IBSEN

Act Beautiful Courage Known Liberty
Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
HENRIK IBSEN

Friendship Live Myself Need
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
HENRIK IBSEN

Close Live Myself Relate Writing
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
HENRIK IBSEN

Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
HENRIK IBSEN

Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
HENRIK IBSEN

Animal Excuse Experiment Journal Politician Science
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
HENRIK IBSEN

Character Himself Modeling Rate
Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
HENRIK IBSEN

Appetite Food Friendship Medicine Money Yourself
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
HENRIK IBSEN

Experience Life
I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.
HENRIK IBSEN

Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.
HENRIK IBSEN

Circumstance Decision Moments Victory

It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life

Related Topics

Popular Authors

It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Henrik Ibsen Quotes