It’s a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional beauty.
HENRIK IBSENYou have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
More Henrik Ibsen Quotes
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The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Oh yes, right-right. What is the use of having right on your side if you have not got might?
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You don’t get nothing for nothing in this life.
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In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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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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If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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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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I’m afraid for all those who’ll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!
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The majority never has right on its side.
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That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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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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