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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.]
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.
Our wills are ours, we know not how;
Our wills are ours, to make them thine.
Our wills are ours, we know not how;
Our wills are ours, to make them thine.
Lawless are they that make their wills their law.
Lawless are they that make their wills their law.
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.
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.
