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Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.

Henrik Ibsen

I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
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Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
The costliness of keeping friends does not lie in what one does for them, but in what one, out of consideration for them, refrains from doing.
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Friendship Lying Oneself
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
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
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?
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Fools Freedom Intelligence Lying Majority People Population Right
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.
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Allow Direction Learning Myself Need Possible Respect Working
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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Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
The majority never has right on its side.
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Majority Right Side
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Mindset Myself Society
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, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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Friendship Live Myself Need
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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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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Act Courage Known Possible Release

Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.

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