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Henrik Ibsen

Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.
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Finding Heart Himself Man Please
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.
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Alone Happiness Oneself Trouble
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
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Minority Rare Right Wrong
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
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
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
I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.
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Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Happiness Love Pleasant Yourself
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
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

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