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There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
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.]
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.
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.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you. Then you win.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you. Then you win.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
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.
