The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
HENRIK IBSENA forest bird never wants a cage.
More Henrik Ibsen Quotes
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There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.
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I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.
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If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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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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A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
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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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It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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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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The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
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It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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