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The younger generation will come knocking at my door.

Henrik Ibsen

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 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
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
An unromantic poem I mean to make, of one who only lives for duty’s sake.
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Live Myself Poem Responsibility Romantic
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
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
The spectacles of experience; through them you will see more clearly a second time.
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Experience Time Willing Yourself
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
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
The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
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Accomplishment Greatness Secret Yourself
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

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