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You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.

Henrik Ibsen

There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
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
You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.
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Love People Yourself
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
Most critical fault-finding, when reduced to its essentials, simply amounts to reproach of the author because he is himself — thinks, feels, sees, and creates, as himself, instead of seeing and creating in the way the critic would have done.
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Criticism Essential Feeling Finding Himself Mistake Thinking
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
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Borrow Debt Finding Home Life
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
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
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
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
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
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
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing

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