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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 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.
Lawless are they that make their wills their law.
Lawless are they that make their wills their law.
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.
And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.
And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.
All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.
All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.
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.
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.