And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.

And binding nature fast in fate,
Left free the human will.

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.

Will is character in action.

Will is character in action.

The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.

The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

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.