Willing Quotes

The confidence in another man’s virtue is no light evidence of a man’s own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.

In short, intelligence, considered in what seems to be its original feature, is the faculty of manufacturing artificial objects, especially tools to make tools, and of indefinitely urging the manufacture.

You are so afraid of losing your moral sense that you are not willing to take it through anything more dangerous than a mud-puddle.

People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.

To cure us of our immoderate love of gain, we should seriously consider how many goods there are that money will not purchase, and these the best; and how many evils there are that money will not remedy, and these the worst.

When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.

A person has to be willing to give up everything—not just wealth. All the bullshit he’s been taught—all society’s brainwashing.

Maturity is willing to acknowledge what you are willing to shift, learn or give to create the kind of relationship you want.

Most have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.