Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.....true love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love or cathexis, it is correct to say, 'Love is as love does'.
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The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
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The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
And calm, and self-possessed.
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.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
All
Life needs for life is possible to will.
All
Life needs for life is possible to will.
He that complies against his will,
Is of his own opinion still,
Which he may adhere to, read more
He that complies against his will,
Is of his own opinion still,
Which he may adhere to, yet disown,
For reasons to himself best known.
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.
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.
