Henrik Ibsen on oneself
Henrik Ibsen129 quotes“Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.”
Filed under
More from Henrik Ibsen
The greatest victory is defeat.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That’s one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population — the intelligent ones or the fools?
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen 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.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen It is no use lying to one’s self.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen 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.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen Each bird must sing with his own throat.
Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen
Original quotes
From our community writers
People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
OvyukiOvyuki
Meet the writers
More on oneself
By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified. Purity and impurity belong to oneself, no one can purify another.
AnonymousAnonymous Free Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
Tom PettyTom Petty Out of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.
Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney I’ve never had any problems with women. Having been one of the world’s greatest womanizers they’ve probably had more problems with me.
Marvin GayeMarvin Gaye One of the things I’ve realized is how portable God is. No really, He’s everywhere!
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross In which (or where) everyone is mainly (or mostly) trying to assert oneself in front of others (“devant les autres”, Fr.), to appear, and hoping to find in society (“mondaine”, Fr.) relationships some advantages for his interest and vanity (or vainglory or conceit”, Fr).
Afrikan SpirAfrikan Spir The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.
AnonymousAnonymous One of the photographers was like, “Can you stop talking and try to look sexy for a minute?”
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis Ross
