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But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.

Henrik Ibsen

Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.
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Finding Heart Himself Man Please
To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
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Heart Judgement Live Oneself Sit Troll War Writing
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
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
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
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
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
I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!
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Future Inspirational Myself Possible Scale
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
It was then that I began to look into the seams of your doctrine. I wanted only to pick at a single knot; but when I had got that undone, the whole thing raveled out. And then I understood that it was all machine-sewn.
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Beginning Pick Understand Yourself
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
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Cruel Myself Touch
When you’ve sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don’t do it second time.
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Sold Time Value Yourself
Oh, 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.
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Known Myself Right Yourself
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task

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