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A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.

Henrik Ibsen

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
The majority never has right on its side.
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Majority Right Side
Many a man can save himself if he admits he’s done wrong and takes his punishment.
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Himself Man Punishment Save Wrong
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
The costliness of keeping friends does not lie in what one does for them, but in what one, out of consideration for them, refrains from doing.
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Friendship Lying Oneself
The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.
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Bad Early Family Hard Time Mom
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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Animal Excuse Experiment Journal Politician Science
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
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
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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Act Courage Known Possible Release
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
The starving poet business is no good nowadays.
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Business Goodness Poet Starve
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

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