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The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.

Henrik Ibsen

Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
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Appetite Food Friendship Medicine Money Yourself
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
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
Many a man can save himself if he admits he’s done wrong and takes his punishment.
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Himself Man Punishment Save Wrong
It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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Act Courage Known Possible Release
A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides; they are not keeping anything back; there’s no deception underneath it all. If I might so put it, it’s an agreement for the mutual forgiveness of sin.
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Agreement Confidence Forgiveness Marriage Myself
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself and the world outside. That’s why I can’t stay here with you any longer.
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Known Myself Stand World
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
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
That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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Heart Small Soul Surround
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.
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Day Man Night Sorrow Woman
When you’ve sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don’t do it second time.
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Sold Time Value Yourself
The costliness of keeping friends does not lie in what one does for them, but in what one, out of consideration for them, refrains from doing.
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Friendship Lying Oneself
Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.
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Call Follow Glow Myself Radiance

The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.

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