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To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind

Henrik Ibsen

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
You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Happiness Love Pleasant Yourself
A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides; they are not keeping anything back; there’s no deception underneath it all. If I might so put it, it’s an agreement for the mutual forgiveness of sin.
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Agreement Confidence Forgiveness Marriage Myself
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
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Count Society Yourself
Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.
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Deal Demand Life Right
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.
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Alone Happiness Oneself Trouble
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
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
The starving poet business is no good nowadays.
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Business Goodness Poet Starve
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
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

To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind

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