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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.
"When a man says he's willin'," said Mr. Barkis, "it's as much as
to say, that man's a-waitin' for read more
"When a man says he's willin'," said Mr. Barkis, "it's as much as
to say, that man's a-waitin' for a answer."
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),
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.
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.
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a read more
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
