August Strindberg Quotes

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• Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different… Born
• The world, life and human beings are only an illusion, a phantom, a dream image. Beings
• When I free my body from its clothes, from all their buttons, belts, and laces, it seems to me that my soul takes a deeper,… All
• I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something. Battle
• What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them. Buy
• God preserve us from writers who regurgitate what they have learnt from books! It is people's secrets we want to know - it is the… Been
• Growing old-it's not nice, but it's interesting. Aging
• Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police. Inspirational
• Necessity knows no rules. Funny
• Meeting each other and leaving each other. Leaving and meeting. That's what life is! Each
• Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience. Bad
• What people call success is only preparation for the next failure. Call
• Some people seem to be born to suffer. Born
• When people drink, they talk, and talk is dangerous! Dangerous
• When aristocrats pretend they're common people -- they get common! Aristocrats
• Some people have accused my tragedy of being too sad, as though one desired a merry tragedy. People clamor for Enjoyment as though Enjoyment consisted… Accused
• When people refuse to speak out for too long, it's like water that's stagnant and starts to rot! Like Water
• The will ... is the driving force of the mind. If it's injured, the mind falls to pieces. Driving
• People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. Bite
• I dream, therefore I exist. Dream

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