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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.]
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Will without power is like children playing at soldiers.
- quoted by Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Rovers read more
Will without power is like children playing at soldiers.
- quoted by Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Rovers (act IV),
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Wherever you are - be all there.
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in read more
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Everything that has been will be, everything that will be is, everything that will be has been.
Everything that has been will be, everything that will be is, everything that will be has been.
He is able who thinks he is able.
He is able who thinks he is able.