What did Henrik Ibsen mean by: It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will. Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway Copy
Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Darkness, Self, Struggle, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Martyrdom, Sacrifice, Willpower, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
Castles in the air – they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Escape, Illusion, Imagination, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Freedom, Happiness, Victory, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Authenticity, Individuality, Self-identity, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Awareness, Life, Risk, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
Friends are to be feared, not so much for what they make us do as what they keep us from doing. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Fear, Influence, Limitation, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Henrik Ibsen, Freedom, Majority, Truth, 0 Henrik Ibsen Playwright · Norway
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