Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling consent.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

All
Life needs for life is possible to will.

All
Life needs for life is possible to will.

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.

If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.

If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.

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

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

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a read more

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

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.

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.