It's not only what we have inherited from our father and mother that w…

Henrik Ibsen
84 citations
It's not only what we have inherited from our father and mother that walks in us. It's all sorts of dead ideas, and lifeless old beliefs, and so forth. They have no vitality, but they cling to us all the same, and we can't get rid of them. ✨ Henrik Ibsen (1904). Ghosts: An Enemy of the People : The Wild Duck
Death Humanity Life
18

More Author Quotes

Labor and trouble one can always get through alone, but it takes two to be glad.
HELMER; But this is disgraceful. Is this the way you neglect your most sacred duties? NORA: What do you consider is my most sacred duty? HELMER: Do I have to tell you that? Isn't it your duty to your … ▶
It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life ✨ Henrik Ibsen (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen (Illustrated), p.2074, Delphi Classics
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I. ✨ Henrik Ibsen (1912). - Hedda Gabler. The Master Builder. From Ibsen's Workshop. v.2- Brand. Peer Gynt. v.3- Emperor & Galilean. A Doll's House. … ▶
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 … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes