No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.

No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.

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.

All
Life needs for life is possible to will.

All
Life needs for life is possible to will.

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.

Do or do not... there is no try.

Do or do not... there is no try.

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.

"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."

The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
read more

The star of the unconquered will,
He rises in my breast,
Serene, and resolute, and still,
And calm, and self-possessed.