Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
HENRIK IBSENDo you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
More Henrik Ibsen Quotes
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The spectacles of experience; through them you will see more clearly a second time.
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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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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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You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.
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Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.
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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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And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.
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