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To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?

Henrik Ibsen

Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won.
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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Darkness Existence Fight Force Ourselves
I’m no longer prepared to accept what people say and what’s written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
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Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
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, 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
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself and the world outside. That’s why I can’t stay here with you any longer.
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Known Myself Stand World
There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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Beautiful Freedom Home Life
So to conduct one’s life as to realize oneself-this seems to me the highest attainment possible to a human being. It is the task of one and all of us, but most of us bungle it.
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Life Myself Possible Realize
It’s such sport with these heroes of finance: they are like beads on a string – when one slips off, all the rest follow.
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Finance Follow Rest Sports
You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.
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Love People 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
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task

To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?

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