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The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a read more
The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.
At least one time in your life, train with the will to die.
At least one time in your life, train with the will to die.
So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, read more
So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable.
Here, here, and everywhere, he leaves and takes,
Dexterity so obeying appetite
That what he will he read more
Here, here, and everywhere, he leaves and takes,
Dexterity so obeying appetite
That what he will he does, and does so much
That proof is called impossibility.
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.
Will without power is like children playing at soldiers.
- quoted by Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Rovers read more
Will without power is like children playing at soldiers.
- quoted by Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Rovers (act IV),
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
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.