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Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
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.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.
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),
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.
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.]
So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, read more
So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable.