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I don’t imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.

Henrik Ibsen

The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.
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Food Friendship Happiness Important Material Money Peace Reality Value Wisdom
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Happiness Love Pleasant Yourself
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage
Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
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Count Society Yourself
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
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
Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.
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Deal Demand Life Right
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness.
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Happiness Himself Life Man
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

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