Henrik Ibsen

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

"One can never go back. Bygones are gone forever. One can only go forward."

"Liberty is the first condition for anything good."

"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed."

"I must make up my mind which is to be master—the world or I."

"People who are happy are never boring."

"The greatest power is often simple patience."

"Illusions are the truths we live by until we recognize them as illusions."

"Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds."

"The foundation of justice is good faith."

"Youth will always be foolish, age foolish too, but less foolish than youth."

"What is the higher knowledge, except to know yourself and your world?"

"To live is to fight with trolls in the vaults of heart and brain."

"The woman of my dreams has much to do before she's born."

"I teach you the Superman. Man is something that should be overcome."

"It is not by speeches and votes that great questions in this world are decided."

"Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God."

"All that I have written has the object of making people think."

"The ideals of today are the realities of tomorrow."

"Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root."

"Fear is the root of all hatred."

"I believe that before all else I am a human being."

"The need of the moment is the greatest teacher."

"Solitude is the school of genius."

"Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness."

"It's not love that should be judged by the world."

"A man should never wear his best trousers when he goes out to fight for freedom and truth."

"The heart cannot exult unless the mind is also satisfied."

"What is it to be a woman? It is to be responsible for oneself."

"Art is a very demanding mistress."