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The younger generation will come knocking at my door.

Henrik Ibsen

It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
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
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
The devil is compromise.
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Compromise Devil One Liner
There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other freely, and from the heart.
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Freedom Heart Knowledge Satisfaction Sweet
Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.
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Call Follow Glow Myself Radiance
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
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
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
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
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
A party is like a sausage machine, it grinds up all sorts of heads together into the same baloney.
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Head Machine Togetherness
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent

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