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    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'.

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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),

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Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Will Quotes,
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Do not donut.

Do not donut.

by John C Lehman Found in: Will Quotes,
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Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Will Quotes,
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At least one time in your life, train with the will to die.

At least one time in your life, train with the will to die.

by Enson Inoue Found in: Will Quotes,
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"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."

by Charles Dickens Found in: Will Quotes,
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The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Will Quotes,
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The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a read more

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

by Confucius Found in: Will Quotes,
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Lawless are they that make their wills their law.

Lawless are they that make their wills their law.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Will Quotes,
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