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It’s such sport with these heroes of finance: they are like beads on a string – when one slips off, all the rest follow.

Henrik Ibsen

Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
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
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.
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Frame Judgement Man Point Present Society System View Woman
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
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
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
In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That’s a thought I’ll never endure! Never.
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Endurance Power Subject Thinking Thought Yourself
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
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 devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.
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Life Yourself
But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.
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Live Man Science Style
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
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory

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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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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