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Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?

Henrik Ibsen

What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
A party is like a sausage machine, it grinds up all sorts of heads together into the same baloney.
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Head Machine Togetherness
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
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
Writing has… been to me like a bath from which I have risen feeling cleaner, healthier, and freer.
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Freedom Health Myself Writing
I’m no longer prepared to accept what people say and what’s written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
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Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.
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Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
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.
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Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory
It’s such sport with these heroes of finance: they are like beads on a string – when one slips off, all the rest follow.
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Finance Follow Rest Sports
If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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Man Master Procrastination Punctual World

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