It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
HENRIK IBSENTo see one’s goal and to drive toward it, steeling one’s heart, is most uplifting.
More Henrik Ibsen Quotes
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It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That’s one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population — the intelligent ones or the fools?
HENRIK IBSENThe majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That’s one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population — the intelligent ones or the fools?
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To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
HENRIK IBSENTo die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
HENRIK IBSENI am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
HENRIK IBSENCastles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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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.
HENRIK IBSENA 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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A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
HENRIK IBSENA thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
HENRIK IBSENI believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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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 IBSENIt’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.
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A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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The devil is compromise.
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The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.
HENRIK IBSENThe most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.
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Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.
HENRIK IBSENHelmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.
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In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That’s a thought I’ll never endure! Never.
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