You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.

And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.

Will is character in action.

Will is character in action.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

"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."

A boy's will is the wind's will.

A boy's will is the wind's will.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.

I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it
is because he read more

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it
is because he will not.
[Ger., Der Mensch kann was er soll; und wenn er sagt er kann
nicht, so will er nicht.]