Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least… — Henrik Ibsen

Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.

In the original Norwegian

Se indi I hvilken mand du vil, og du skal finde I hver eneste en e t morkt punkt idetmindste, som han ma daekke over.

Pillars of Society · 1877
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Ibsen, Henrik. "Pillars of the Community." A Doll's House and Other Plays, translated by Deborah Dawkin and Erik Skuggevik. Penguin Classics, 2016, act 3.
Original citation
Ibsen, Henrik. Samfundets støtter [The Pillars of Society]. Kobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1877, act 3.