The man-at-arms is the only man.
HENRIK IBSENThe man-at-arms is the only man.
HENRIK IBSENIt’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
HENRIK IBSENYou see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.
HENRIK IBSENA forest bird never wants a cage.
HENRIK IBSENWhether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
HENRIK IBSENWhenever I take up a newspaper, I seem to see Ghosts gliding between the lines. There must be Ghosts all the country over, as thick as the sand of the sea. We are, one and all, so pitifully afraid of the light.
HENRIK IBSENOh, 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 IBSENEverything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
HENRIK IBSENEach bird must sing with his own throat.
HENRIK IBSENIt is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
HENRIK IBSENIt’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 IBSENIn 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.
HENRIK IBSENThere can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
HENRIK IBSENThe strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
HENRIK IBSENThe younger generation will come knocking at my door.
HENRIK IBSENThe spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
HENRIK IBSEN