Man has will, but woman has her way.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
Self-will is so ardent and active, that it will break a world to pieces, to make a stool to sit on.
—Richard Cecil
Willpower is a concentration of force. You gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward.
—Steve Pavlina (b.1971) American Motivational Speaker
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Willpower is your ability to set a course of action and say, “Engage!”
—Steve Pavlina (b.1971) American Motivational Speaker
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
—Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) American Military Leader
Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
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
In oratory the will must predominate.
—David Hare (b.1947) English Dramatist, Director, Film-Maker
Don’t let your will roar when your power only whispers.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
The education of the will is the object of our existence.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.
—Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German Philosopher
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Willpower is the spearhead of self-discipline.
—Steve Pavlina (b.1971) American Motivational Speaker
Who wills the end, wills the means.
—Common Proverb
The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
—Robert Frost (1874–1963) American Poet
My desire is for wisdom, not for the exercise of the will. The will is the strong blind man who carries on his shoulders the lame man who can see.
—Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German Philosopher
The one who wills is the one who can.
—Common Proverb
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
Willingness is essential in any initiation or in making an dream come true. “I can’t” often means “I won’t.” You can change “I won’t” to “I will” with willpower.
—Marcia Wieder
The will of man is his happiness.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Those that are firm in their will mold the world to themselves.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
—English Proverb
A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion.
—Cicero (106BCE–43BCE) Roman Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Lawyer
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
I have brought myself by long meditation to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) British Head of State
Nothing is so common as unsuccessful men with talent. They lack only determination.
—Chuck Swindoll (b.1934) American Evangelical Christian Pastor, Author
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
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