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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?

Henrik Ibsen

The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.
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Frame Judgement Man Point Present Society System View Woman
I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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Believe Equality Human Humanity Myself Value Worth
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
A friend married is a friend lost.
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Friendship Lost Marriage
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
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
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
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Accomplishment Greatness Secret Yourself
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life
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
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
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
Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.
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Bad Early Family Hard Time Mom

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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