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    Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.

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Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Will Quotes,
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The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the read more

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Apathy Quotes,
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Do or do not... there is no try.

Do or do not... there is no try.

by Yoda Found in: Will Quotes,
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You can kill a lifetime without feeling anything but skin.

You can kill a lifetime without feeling anything but skin.

by Chuck Palahniuk Found in: Apathy Quotes,
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The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Will Quotes,
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"When a man says he's willin'," said Mr. Barkis, "it's as much as
to say, that man's a-waitin' for read more

"When a man says he's willin'," said Mr. Barkis, "it's as much as
to say, that man's a-waitin' for a answer."

by Charles Dickens Found in: Will Quotes,
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I take to-day a wife, and my election
Is led on in the conduct of my will--
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I take to-day a wife, and my election
Is led on in the conduct of my will--
My will enkindled my by mine and ears
Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores
Of will and judgment.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Will Quotes,
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No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.

No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.

by Seneca Found in: Will Quotes,
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The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.

The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.

by Bobby Knight Found in: Will Quotes,
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