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Henrik Ibsen

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Some people are known for what they did; Henrik Ibsen is known for what they said. Henrik Ibsen's observations on Society are as sharp as their thoughts on Freedom, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 20 quotes by Henrik Ibsen that cover ground from Society, Freedom, Science, Home, and Marriage. A line that stays with you: "The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society."

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Home

All Quotes by Henrik Ibsen

“Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society's tools, neither more nor less.”

— Henrik Ibsen

Society

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Marriage

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Freedom

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Experience

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Home

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Freedom

“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

Home

“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

Health

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Finance

“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!”

— Henrik Ibsen

Science

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Freedom

“I'm afraid for all those who'll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. 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!”

— Henrik Ibsen

Business

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Freedom

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

— Henrik Ibsen

Alone