A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
HENRIK IBSENLook 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.
More Henrik Ibsen Quotes
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The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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The strongest men are the most alone.
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Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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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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I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.
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To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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Oh, yes–you can shout me down, I know! But you cannot answer me. The majority has might on its side–unfortunately; but right it has not.
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Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Helmer: “Before all else you are a wife and a mother.” Nora: “That I no longer believe. I believe that before all else I am a human being.”
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It’s such sport with these heroes of finance: they are like beads on a string – when one slips off, all the rest follow.
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