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This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!

Henrik Ibsen

Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
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Count Society Yourself
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
The starving poet business is no good nowadays.
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Business Goodness Poet Starve
In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.
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Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life
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 only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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Man Master Procrastination Punctual World
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task
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 strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
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
The majority never has right on its side.
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Majority Right Side
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
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Darkness Existence Fight Force Ourselves
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
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship

This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!

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