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Where there's a will, there's a way.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
 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. 
 The readiness of doing doth expresse
 No other but the doer's willingnesse.  
 The readiness of doing doth expresse
 No other but the doer's willingnesse. 
 And binding nature fast in fate,
 Left free the human will.  
 And binding nature fast in fate,
 Left free the human will. 
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you. Then you win.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you. Then you win.
 He that will not when he may,
 When he will he shall have nay.  
 He that will not when he may,
 When he will he shall have nay. 
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.
 He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.
 [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, read more 
 He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.
 [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, der bildet die Welt 
sich.] 
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
People do not lack strength; they lack will.