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There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.

Henrik Ibsen

It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
The starving poet business is no good nowadays.
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Business Goodness Poet Starve
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.
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Children Fake Home Lying School
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
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
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won.
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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
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.
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Act Beautiful Courage Known Liberty
Many a man can save himself if he admits he’s done wrong and takes his punishment.
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Himself Man Punishment Save Wrong
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself

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