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Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.

Henrik Ibsen

It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
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
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.
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Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
Different people have different duties assigned them by Nature; Nature has given one the power or the desire to do this, the other that. Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Different Independent Oneself People Responsibility Sing
It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
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Crave Happiness Life Mark Spirit
An unromantic poem I mean to make, of one who only lives for duty’s sake.
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Live Myself Poem Responsibility Romantic
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
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Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
Really to sin you have to be serious about it.
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Serious Sin Yourself
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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Animal Excuse Experiment Journal Politician Science
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

Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.

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