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Henrik Ibsen

To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task
I don’t imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.
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Fact Imagination Myself Present Willing
There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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Beautiful Freedom Home Life
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
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
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
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
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
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
But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.
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Live Man Science Style
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
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
I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!
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Future Inspirational Myself Possible Scale
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
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat

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