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Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

Henrik Ibsen

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.
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Fact Imagination Myself Present Willing
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
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
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
Oh, law and order! I often think it is that that is at the bottom of all the misery in the world.
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Chaos Law Misery Myself Order Philosophy Thinking World
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
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
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
The majority never has right on its side.
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Majority Right Side
To see one’s goal and to drive toward it, steeling one’s heart, is most uplifting.
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Goals Heart Oneself See Uplift
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
Really to sin you have to be serious about it.
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Serious Sin Yourself
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
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Lying Myself Writing

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

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