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I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority

Henrik Ibsen

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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Believe Equality Human Humanity Myself Value Worth
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
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
Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.
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Finding Heart Himself Man Please
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?
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Right Side Yourself
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
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
It’s such sport with these heroes of finance: they are like beads on a string – when one slips off, all the rest follow.
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Finance Follow Rest Sports
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
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
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship

I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority

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I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority

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