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I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.

Henrik Ibsen

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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Known Myself Stand World
The costliness of keeping friends does not lie in what one does for them, but in what one, out of consideration for them, refrains from doing.
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Friendship Lying Oneself
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
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
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
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
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst
This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!
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Experience Life
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
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
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
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Accomplishment Greatness Secret Yourself
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.
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Alone Happiness Oneself Trouble

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