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The strongest men are the most alone.

Henrik Ibsen

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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Animal Excuse Experiment Journal Politician Science
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
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Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.
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Feature Hold Man Right
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
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
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
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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Build Castle Easy
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
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
In 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.
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Endurance Power Subject Thinking Thought Yourself
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
Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?
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Right Side Yourself
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility

The strongest men are the most alone.

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