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    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.

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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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Will Quotes,
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Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. •Spanish Proverb Lawless are they that make their wills read more

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent. •Spanish Proverb Lawless are they that make their wills their law.

by Spanish Proverb 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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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.

by A.w. Hare And J.c. Hare Found in: Will Quotes,
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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.

by Marge Piercy Found in: Will Quotes,
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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.

by Arthur Gordon Found in: Apathy Quotes, Will Quotes,
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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you. Then you win.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you. Then you win.

by Gandhi Found in: Will Quotes,
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A boy's will is the wind's will.

A boy's will is the wind's will.

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If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by
it, you have reason to rejoice.
[Lat., read more

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by
it, you have reason to rejoice.
[Lat., Tu si animum vicisti potius quam animus te est quod
gaudias.]

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