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I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not
done it when they could.
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.
Our wills are ours, we know not how;
Our wills are ours, to make them thine.
Our wills are ours, we know not how;
Our wills are ours, to make them thine.
The readiness of doing doth expresse
No other but the doer's willingnesse.
The readiness of doing doth expresse
No other but the doer's willingnesse.
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of read more
Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.....true love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love or cathexis, it is correct to say, 'Love is as love does'.
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.
And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.
And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.
