Quotes by Henrik Ibsen

“One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, "I have it," merely shows b...”

“You see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.”

“Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrifice his honor for the one he loves.Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of w...”

“Torvald: I would gladly work night and day for you, Nora--bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrifice his honour for the one he loves. Nora: But hundreds of thousands of women ha...”

“The strongest men are the most alone.”

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

“Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for.”

“It's not only what we have inherited from our father and mother that walks in us. It's all sorts of dead ideas, and lifeless old beliefs, and so forth. They have no vitality, but they cling to us a...”

“Ghosts! [] I almost think we are all of us ghosts. It is not only what we have inherited from our father and mother that walks in us. It is all sorts of dead ideas, and lifeless old beliefs, and so...”

“While I think of it, Mr. Werle, junior don't use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.”

“A forest bird never wants a cage.”

“It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. ”

“The spectacles of experience through them you will see clearly a second time.”

“These heroes of finance are like beads on a string; when one slips off, all the rest follow.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.”