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Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.

Henrik Ibsen

There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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Beautiful Freedom Home Life
But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.
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Live Man Science Style
The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
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General Nature Possession Power Sea
It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
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Crave Happiness Life Mark Spirit
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
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
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Appetite Food Friendship Medicine Money Yourself
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.
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Children Fake Home Lying School
I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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Believe Equality Human Humanity Myself Value Worth
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
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
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Accomplishment Greatness Secret Yourself
Every man shares the responsibility and the guilt of the society to which he belongs.
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Himself Man Responsibility Share Society
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
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong

Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.

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Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.

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