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Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.

Henrik Ibsen

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’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
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 younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.
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Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
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Cruel Myself Touch
Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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Friendship Live Myself Need
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
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
The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other freely, and from the heart.
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Freedom Heart Knowledge Satisfaction Sweet
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst

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