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

Henrik Ibsen

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
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
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Lying Myself Writing
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
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
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
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Count Society Yourself
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
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?
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Right Side Yourself
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
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
I’m inclined to think we are all ghosts-every one of us. It’s not just what we inherit from our mothers and fathers that haunts us. Its all kinds of old defunct theories, all sorts of old defunct beliefs, and things like that.
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Belief Inheritance Mom Myself Thinking
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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General Nature Possession Power Sea
I’m afraid for all those who’ll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!
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Afraid Capital Education Invention Machine Myself Science

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

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