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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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.]
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.
He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
"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."
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by
it, you have reason to rejoice.
[Lat., read more
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.]
Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of read more
Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.....true love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love or cathexis, it is correct to say, 'Love is as love does'.
