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I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.

Henrik Ibsen

It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.
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Life Yourself
Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
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Borrow Debt Finding Home Life
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
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
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
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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Beginning Pick Understand Yourself
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
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
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate Writing
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
I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.
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Lying Myself Raise Revolution Truth
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
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
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
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
People who don’t know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.
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Decent Health People Wasted Time
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
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
It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
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Crave Happiness Life Mark Spirit
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
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
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

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