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A boy's will is the wind's will.
A boy's will is the wind's will.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
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.
The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
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The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
And calm, and self-possessed.
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.
The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a read more
The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.
He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.
