The readiness of doing doth expresse
No other but the doer's willingnesse.

The readiness of doing doth expresse
No other but the doer's willingnesse.

He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.

He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.

He that complies against his will,
Is of his own opinion still,
Which he may adhere to, read more

He that complies against his will,
Is of his own opinion still,
Which he may adhere to, yet disown,
For reasons to himself best known.

Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.

Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.

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

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

A willing heart adds feather to the heel
And makes the clown a winged Mercury.

A willing heart adds feather to the heel
And makes the clown a winged Mercury.

We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it
through despite to languish long time in read more

We sought therefore to amend our will, and not to suffer it
through despite to languish long time in error.

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.

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.]