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Henrik Ibsen Quotes


The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life - he first individualizes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!

You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

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.