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Will is character in action.
Will is character in action.
 The readiness of doing doth expresse
 No other but the doer's willingnesse.  
 The readiness of doing doth expresse
 No other but the doer's willingnesse. 
 The star of the unconquered will,
 He rises in my breast,
  Serene, and resolute, and still,
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 The star of the unconquered will,
 He rises in my breast,
  Serene, and resolute, and still,
   And calm, and self-possessed. 
 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.] 
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
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.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.