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A boy's will is the wind's will.
A boy's will is the wind's will.
 A willing heart adds feather to the heel
 And makes the clown a winged Mercury.  
 A willing heart adds feather to the heel
 And makes the clown a winged Mercury. 
 The only way of setting the will free is to deliver it from 
wilfulness.  
 The only way of setting the will free is to deliver it from 
wilfulness. 
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.
Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.
Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.
 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. 
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what read more
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.