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

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

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.

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. •Spanish Proverb Lawless are they that make their wills read more

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. •Spanish Proverb Lawless are they that make their wills their law.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

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.]

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.

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.

All
Life needs for life is possible to will.

All
Life needs for life is possible to will.

There is nothing good or evil save in the will.

There is nothing good or evil save in the will.