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What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.

Henrik Ibsen

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
A friend married is a friend lost.
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Friendship Lost Marriage
The strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
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
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
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
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
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
I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!
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Future Inspirational Myself Possible Scale
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
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
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
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
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

What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.

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