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Delusion2 quotes
Castles in the air-they are so easy to take refuge in. And easy to build, too. — Henrik Ibsen · 1892Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness. — Henrik Ibsen · 1884Happiness2 quotes
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness? — Henrik Ibsen · 1881Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness. — Henrik Ibsen · 1884Authenticity1 quote
What ought a man to be? Well, my short answer is "himself." — Henrik Ibsen · 1867Being oneself1 quote
What ought a man to be? Well, my short answer is "himself." — Henrik Ibsen · 1867Character flaws1 quote
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. — Henrik Ibsen · 1877Dreams1 quote
Castles in the air-they are so easy to take refuge in. And easy to build, too. — Henrik Ibsen · 1892Literature1 quote
Prose is for ideas,
Verse is for visions. — Henrik Ibsen · 1871Moral theory1 quote
I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future. — Henrik Ibsen · 1882Poetry1 quote
Prose is for ideas,
Verse is for visions. — Henrik Ibsen · 1871Progress1 quote
I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future. — Henrik Ibsen · 1882Seeking happiness1 quote
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness? — Henrik Ibsen · 1881Solitude1 quote
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. — Henrik Ibsen · 1882The masses1 quote
Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness. — Henrik Ibsen · 1884Thinking for oneself1 quote
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. — Henrik Ibsen · 1882