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01Undated

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

Henrik Ibsen / quote

02Undated

Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

Henrik Ibsen / quote

03Undated

The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority.

Henrik Ibsen / quote

04Undated

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

Henrik Ibsen / quote

05Undated

People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.

Henrik Ibsen / quote

06Undated

Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.

Henrik Ibsen / quote

07Undated

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

Henrik Ibsen / quote

08Undated

Your home is regarded as a model home, your life as a model life. But all this splendor, and you along with it... it's just as though it were built upon a shifting quagmire. A moment may come, a word can be spoken, and both you and all this splendor will collapse.

Henrik Ibsen / quote

09Undated

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

Henrik Ibsen / quote