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And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!

Henrik Ibsen

I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
HENRIK IBSEN

Believe Equality Human Humanity Myself Value Worth
I’ve had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allowed some part in the direction of public affairs, Doctorto develop their abilities, their understanding and their self-respect.
HENRIK IBSEN

Allow Direction Learning Myself Need Possible Respect Working
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.
HENRIK IBSEN

Known Myself Right Yourself
People who don’t know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.
HENRIK IBSEN

Decent Health People Wasted Time
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
I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
HENRIK IBSEN

Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
HENRIK IBSEN

Heart Judgement Live Oneself Sit Troll War Writing
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
HENRIK IBSEN

Demand Man Marriage
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
HENRIK IBSEN

Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
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.
HENRIK IBSEN

Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
I’m inclined to think we are all ghosts-every one of us. It’s not just what we inherit from our mothers and fathers that haunts us. Its all kinds of old defunct theories, all sorts of old defunct beliefs, and things like that.
HENRIK IBSEN

Belief Inheritance Mom Myself Thinking
It’s not only what we have inherited from our father and mother that walks in us. It’s all sorts of dead ideas, and lifeless old beliefs, and so forth. They have no vitality, but they cling to us all the same, and we can’t get rid of them.
HENRIK IBSEN

Belief Death Father Inheritance Ourselves Walk
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
HENRIK IBSEN

Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
It is no use lying to one’s self.
HENRIK IBSEN

Lying Oneself Self
It’s a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional beauty.
HENRIK IBSEN

Act Beautiful Courage Known Liberty

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