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Every man shares the responsibility and the guilt of the society to which he belongs.

Henrik Ibsen

Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.
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Call Follow Glow Myself Radiance
So to conduct one’s life as to realize oneself-this seems to me the highest attainment possible to a human being. It is the task of one and all of us, but most of us bungle it.
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Life Myself Possible Realize
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
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
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
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
Really to sin you have to be serious about it.
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Serious Sin Yourself
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
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
A party is like a sausage machine, it grinds up all sorts of heads together into the same baloney.
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Head Machine Togetherness
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage
The strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.
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Deal Demand Life Right
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing

Every man shares the responsibility and the guilt of the society to which he belongs.

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