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Henrik Ibsen

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
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
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
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
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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Man Master Procrastination Punctual World
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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Friendship Live Myself Need
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
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
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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Heart Small Soul Surround
When you’ve sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don’t do it second time.
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Sold Time Value Yourself

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