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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.

Henrik Ibsen

That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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Heart Small Soul Surround
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
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
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
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
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
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
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
I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!
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Future Inspirational Myself Possible Scale
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
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
An unromantic poem I mean to make, of one who only lives for duty’s sake.
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Live Myself Poem Responsibility Romantic
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
Every man shares the responsibility and the guilt of the society to which he belongs.
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Himself Man Responsibility Share Society
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
The costliness of keeping friends does not lie in what one does for them, but in what one, out of consideration for them, refrains from doing.
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Friendship Lying Oneself

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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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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