A man can do all things if he but wills them.
—Leon Battista Alberti (1404–72) Italian Architect, Humanist, Painter, Art Critic
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
Will it, and set to work briskly.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
If we cannot do what we will, we must will what we can.
—Yiddish Proverb
Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.
—Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American Head of State
To live by one man’s will becomes the cause of all misery.
—Richard Hooker (1554–1600) English Anglican Theologian, Political Theorist
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
—Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) Indian Head of State
Will cannot be quenched against its will.
—Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Italian Poet, Philosopher
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Football Coach
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Self-will is so ardent and active, that it will break a world to pieces, to make a stool to sit on.
—Richard Cecil
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
—Chinese Proverb
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The “sure thing” boat never gets far from shore.
—Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American Self-Help Author
The time is always right to do what’s right.
—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man’s own will.
—Thomas Aquinas (1225–74) Italian Catholic Priest, Philosopher, Theologian
What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter.
—Peter Drucker (1909–2005) Austrian-born Management Consultant
All things must; man is the only creature that wills.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Who wills the end, wills the means.
—Common Proverb
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.
—German Proverb
You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author
To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.
—James Anthony Froude (1818–94) British Historian, Novelist, Biographer, Editor
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
—English Proverb
The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (c.43 BCE–c.18 CE) Roman Poet
When the will is ready the feet are light.
—Common Proverb
Don’t let your will roar when your power only whispers.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.
—Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German Philosopher
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