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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.]
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
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.]
And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.
And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.
The only way of setting the will free is to deliver it from
wilfulness.
The only way of setting the will free is to deliver it from
wilfulness.
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.
The will to be totally rational is the will to be made out of glass and steel: and to use read more
The will to be totally rational is the will to be made out of glass and steel: and to use others as if they were glass and steel.
All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.
All theory is against the freedom of the will, all experience for
it.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.