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 He that will not when he may,
 When he will he shall have nay.  
 He that will not when he may,
 When he will he shall have nay. 
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
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.
 I take to-day a wife, and my election
 Is led on in the conduct of my will--
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 I take to-day a wife, and my election
 Is led on in the conduct of my will--
  My will enkindled my by mine and ears
   Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores
    Of will and judgment. 
 He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.
 [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, read more 
 He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.
 [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, der bildet die Welt 
sich.] 
 Here, here, and everywhere, he leaves and takes,
 Dexterity so obeying appetite
  That what he will he read more 
 Here, here, and everywhere, he leaves and takes,
 Dexterity so obeying appetite
  That what he will he does, and does so much
   That proof is called impossibility. 
Where there's a will, there's a lawsuit.
Where there's a will, there's a lawsuit.