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A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

Henrik Ibsen

Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.
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Deal Demand Life Right
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
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
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul Yourself
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
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Appetite Food Friendship Medicine Money Yourself
It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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Act Courage Known Possible Release
I’m no longer prepared to accept what people say and what’s written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
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Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
When you’ve sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don’t do it second time.
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Sold Time Value Yourself
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
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
Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.
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Character Mindset Myself Soul Wrinkle Writing
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young

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