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.

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.

We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it
through despite to languish long time in read more

We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it
through despite to languish long time in error.

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),

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

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

A willing heart adds feather to the heel
And makes the clown a winged Mercury.

A willing heart adds feather to the heel
And makes the clown a winged Mercury.

Will is character in action.

Will is character in action.

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.