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That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.

Henrik Ibsen

Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
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Appetite Food Friendship Medicine Money Yourself
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
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
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
What sort of truths are they that the majority usually supports? They are truths that are of such advanced age that they are beginning to break up. And if a truth is as old as that, it is also in a fair way to become a lie, gentlemen.
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Fair Majority Support Truth
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.
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Character Mindset Myself Soul Wrinkle Writing
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
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
People who don’t know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.
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Decent Health People Wasted Time
The strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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Build Castle Easy
Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.
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Day Man Night Sorrow Woman

That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.

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