Henrik Ibsen Quotes

Most popular Henrik Ibsen Quotes

Marriage! Nothing else demands so much from someone! - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much from someone!
— Henrik Ibsen
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
— Henrik Ibsen

solitude

What's a man's first duty? The answer's brief: to be himself. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
What's a man's first duty? The answer's brief: to be himself.
— Henrik Ibsen Peer Gynt

duty authenticity be yourself

What's a man's first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
What's a man's first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
— Henrik Ibsen

duty

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
— Henrik Ibsen
Marriage is something you have to give your whole heart and mind to. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Marriage is something you have to give your whole heart and mind to.
— Henrik Ibsen
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
— Henrik Ibsen

community

The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
The spectacles of experience; through them you will see clearly a second time.
— Henrik Ibsen
To see one's goal and drive toward it,
Steeling one's heart, is most uplifting! - Henrik Ibsen quote.
To see one's goal and drive toward it,
Steeling one's heart, is most uplifting!
— Henrik Ibsen Peer Gynt

goals

I hold that a man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
I hold that a man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.
— Henrik Ibsen
Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.
— Henrik Ibsen
Castles in the air — they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Castles in the air — they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
— Henrik Ibsen
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
— Henrik Ibsen The Wild Duck

happiness illusion

Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.
— Henrik Ibsen
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
— Henrik Ibsen

research

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 quote.
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 When We Dead Awaken

health

Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness. - Henrik Ibsen quote.
Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.
— Henrik Ibsen

money

Castles in the air - they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build too.
— Henrik Ibsen

psychology