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    If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by
    it, you have reason to rejoice.
    [Lat., Tu si animum vicisti potius quam animus te est quod
    gaudias.]

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Will is character in action.

Will is character in action.

by William Mcdougall Found in: Will Quotes,
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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.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Will Quotes,
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All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.

All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Will Quotes,
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Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what read more

Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.

by Arthur Gordon Found in: Apathy Quotes, Will Quotes,
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Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Will Quotes,
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He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.

He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.

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"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."

by Charles Dickens Found in: Will Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Herrick Found in: Will Quotes,
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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.

by Bruce Lee Found in: Will Quotes,
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