“Oh courage…oh yes! If only one had that…Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.”
Hedda, Act II
Hedda Gabler (1890)
Henrik Ibsen: Quotes about life
Henrik Ibsen was Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. Explore interesting quotes on life.
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“God bless thee, bride of my life's dawn, Where'er I be, to nobler deed thou'lt wake me.”
Falk, in a statement rich with ironies.
Love's Comedy (1862)
Context: I go to scale the Future's possibilities! Farewell!
God bless thee, bride of my life's dawn, Where'er I be, to nobler deed thou'lt wake me.
“Nothing shall part us, and our life shall prove
A song of glory to triumphant love!”
Falk, Act III
Love's Comedy (1862)
Context: I feel myself like God's lost prodigal;
I left Him for the world's delusive charms.
With mild reproof He wooed me to his arms;
And when I come, He lights the vaulted hall,
Prepares a banquet for the son restored,
And makes His noblest creature my reward.
From this time forth I'll never leave that Light, —
But stand its armed defender in the fight;
Nothing shall part us, and our life shall prove
A song of glory to triumphant love!
Dr. Stockmann, Act IV
An Enemy of the People (1882)
Act II
Hedda Gabler (1890)
“You don't get nothing for nothing in this life.”
Dr. Rank, Act III
A Doll's House (1879)
“If you take the life lie from an average man, you take away his happiness as well.”
Relling, Act V
The Wild Duck (1884)
“There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.”
Torvald Helmer, Act I
A Doll's House (1879)