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What’s to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.

Henrik Ibsen

The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
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General Nature Possession Power Sea
That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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Heart Small Soul Surround
Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul.
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Hold Judgement Poetry Soul 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
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
What sort of truths are they that the majority usually supports? They are truths that are of such advanced age that they are beginning to break up. And if a truth is as old as that, it is also in a fair way to become a lie, gentlemen.
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Fair Majority Support Truth
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.
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Calm Certain Happiness Innocent
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
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 spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
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
You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Happiness Love Pleasant Yourself
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
I don’t imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.
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Fact Imagination Myself Present Willing
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage

What’s to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.

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