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The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.

Henrik Ibsen

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
Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.
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Character Mindset Myself Soul Wrinkle Writing
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
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Lying Myself Writing
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task
Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
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Cruel Myself Touch
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself and the world outside. That’s why I can’t stay here with you any longer.
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Known Myself Stand World
Different people have different duties assigned them by Nature; Nature has given one the power or the desire to do this, the other that. Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Different Independent Oneself People Responsibility Sing
I don’t imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.
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Fact Imagination Myself Present Willing
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.
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Compact Dangerous Enemy Majority
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.
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Day Man Night Sorrow Woman
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
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
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
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst

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