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I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority

Henrik Ibsen

If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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Man Master Procrastination Punctual World
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
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
What sort of truths are they that the majority usually supports? They are truths that are of such advanced age that they are beginning to break up. And if a truth is as old as that, it is also in a fair way to become a lie, gentlemen.
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Fair Majority Support Truth
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness.
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Happiness Himself Life Man
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won.
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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
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.
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Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.
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Finding Heart Himself Man Please
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Darkness Existence Fight Force Ourselves
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
Friends are to be feared, not so much for what they make us do as what they keep us from doing.
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Fear Friendship Restriction

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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