To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.

A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

You cannot teach a child any more than you can grow a plant. The plant develops its own nature. It also teaches itself, but you can help it to go forward in its own way. What you can do is to sow an aspiration-seed.

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”

We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time.