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Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.

Henrik Ibsen

I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
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
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
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
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Build Castle Easy
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing.
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Extreme Mute Opinion Public
To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
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Heart Judgement Live Oneself Sit Troll War Writing
There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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Beautiful Freedom Home Life
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
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
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Mindset Myself Society
Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrafice his honor for the one he loves. Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.
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Day Man Night Sorrow Woman
What’s to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.
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Cold Healing Sick Sound
The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.
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Accomplishment Greatness Secret Yourself
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

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