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What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?

Henrik Ibsen

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
A friend married is a friend lost.
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Friendship Lost Marriage
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 spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.
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Children Fake Home Lying School
Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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Friendship Live Myself Need
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides; they are not keeping anything back; there’s no deception underneath it all. If I might so put it, it’s an agreement for the mutual forgiveness of sin.
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Agreement Confidence Forgiveness Marriage Myself
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
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
To see one’s goal and to drive toward it, steeling one’s heart, is most uplifting.
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Goals Heart Oneself See Uplift
The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
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
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself

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