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If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.

Henrik Ibsen

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
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
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
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 majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
The spectacles of experience; through them you will see more clearly a second time.
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Experience Time Willing Yourself
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
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
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
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
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
The starving poet business is no good nowadays.
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Business Goodness Poet Starve
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

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