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.

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.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

Do or do not... there is no try.

Do or do not... there is no try.

Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.

I take to-day a wife, and my election
Is led on in the conduct of my will--
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I take to-day a wife, and my election
Is led on in the conduct of my will--
My will enkindled my by mine and ears
Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores
Of will and judgment.

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

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

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it
is because he read more

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it
is because he will not.
[Ger., Der Mensch kann was er soll; und wenn er sagt er kann
nicht, so will er nicht.]

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.