What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is 'himself'. Henrik Ibsen More Quotes by Henrik Ibsen More Quotes From Henrik Ibsen There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk. Henrik Ibsen riskaliveifs Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness. Henrik Ibsen loyaltymoneypeace A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen positivityinspiringinspirational The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. Henrik Ibsen strengthlonelinessmen The majority never has right on its side. Never, I say! That is one of these social lies against which an independent, intelligent men must wage war. Who is it that constitute the majority of the population in a country? Is it the clever folk, or the stupid? I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over. Henrik Ibsen cleverwarcountry It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. Henrik Ibsen politicalanimalfun The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority Henrik Ibsen freedomtruthenemy A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view. Henrik Ibsen womenviewslaw The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others. Henrik Ibsen injusticeworstmen I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over. Henrik Ibsen majoritystupidpeople ...I'm no longer prepared to accept what people say and what's written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer. Henrik Ibsen bookpeoplethinking To live is to war with trolls. Henrik Ibsen trolladversitywar Writing has... been to me like a bath from which I have risen feeling cleaner, healthier, and freer. Henrik Ibsen bathsfeelingswriting It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will. Henrik Ibsen spectacularinspirationalmen Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends. Henrik Ibsen medicinemoneyfood Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves. Henrik Ibsen forcefightingdark The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right. Henrik Ibsen majorityminoritiesliterature The greatest victory is defeat. Henrik Ibsen greatest-victorydefeatvictory Was the majority right when they stood by while Jesus was crucified? Was the majority right when they refused to believe that the earth moved around the sun and let Galileo be driven to his knees like a dog? It takes fifty years for the majority to be right. The majority is never right until it does right. Henrik Ibsen dogbelievejesus 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 quagmirehomemay
