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There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by
it, you have reason to rejoice.
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If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by
it, you have reason to rejoice.
[Lat., Tu si animum vicisti potius quam animus te est quod
gaudias.]
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.
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.
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.
If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
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.
