Famous quotes by Henrik Ibsen:
"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone"
"Rob the average man of his life-illusion and you rob him also of his happiness"
"The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority"
"The devil is compromise"
"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed"
"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm."
"A forest bird never wants a cage."
"The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population the intelligent ones or the fool"
"Do not use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies.""
"You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth"
"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."
"The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time."