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Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness. — Henrik Ibsen

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

In the original Norwegian

Det turde bli' værst for ham. Tar De livsløgnen fra et gennemsnitsmenneske, så tar De lykken fra ham med det samme.

Henrik Ibsen
1884
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Other tags relating to this quote
Topic
DelusionHappinessThe masses
Genre
Drama (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1884
Person
Henrik Ibsen
Provenance
Current citation
Ibsen, Henrik. "The Wild Duck." An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Rosmersholm, translated by James McFarlane. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 3.
Original citation
Ibsen, Henrik. Vildanden [The Wild Duck]. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1884, act 3.

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