“Even the greatest man on earth must nurture the child within his breast.”

Original: Den største mann på jorden må pleie barnet i sitt bryst. — Advocates preserving childlike openness and wonder regardless of status · Attributed remark (Norwegian)

• Childhood
• Greatness
• Humility

“Despised by the great, but loved by the small—is that not the path the new must walk?”

Original: Foraktet av de store, men elsket av de små, — si, er det ikke veien som det nye må gå? — Reflects on how transformative ideas often originate from humble beginnings · Address to the United Left, 1874 (Norwegian)

• Change
• Humility
• Ideas

“Why must it be that good people so often become martyrs? Will we never reach the point where they become leaders?”

Original: Å, hvorfor skal det være så at de gode så ofte blir martyrer? Kommer vi aldrig så langt at de blir førere? — Laments the tragedy of good leaders being persecuted rather than heeded · Historical essay (Norwegian)

• History
• Justice
• Politics