The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time

Quote by Henrik Ibsen

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The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone

Castles in the air - they are so easy to take refuge in. And so...

Castles in the air - they are so easy to take refuge in. And so...

One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom...

One should never put on one's best trousers to go out to battle for freedom...

I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these...

I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these...

Really to sin you have to be serious about it.

Really to sin you have to be serious about it.

A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong.

A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong.

The devil is compromise.

The devil is compromise.

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists...

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists...

Do not use that foreign word ideals. We have that excellent native word lies.

Do not use that foreign word ideals. We have that excellent native word lies.

The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of...

The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of...

A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides;...

A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides;...

Take the life...lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his...

Take the life...lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his...

Freedom is never given, it is won.

Freedom is never given, it is won.

Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.

Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to...

People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to...

Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But...

Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But...

Don't use that foreign word ideals. We have that excellent native word lies.

Don't use that foreign word ideals. We have that excellent native word lies.

The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of...

The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom - they are the pillars of...