Quotes About Will

The saints tell us that usually, even in the very midst of exterior and interior trials, a deep-seated peace is felt. Persevering in the midst of these trials is a very important part of uniting our will to God's—and in His will is our peace.

the spiritual journey is all about is uniting our will with God's will, wanting what He wants, loving what He loves, living a life that in all its aspects honors Him and gives Him glory.

the goal is not the experience, but the union, manifested in a greater conformity of our will to God's will, in love of God and neighbor.

our patience has to become a universal submission to the will of God, in humility.

Rather than lead people to a "liberated happiness," these laws are destined to lead people to a pitiful darkening of the mind, a weakening of the will, and slavery to sin.

Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few…. Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (Matt 7:13–14, 21)

A good intention clothes itself with power.

Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

Complete surrender does require that you have no desire of your own, that God's desire alone is your desire and that you have no desire of your own.

You are the slave of your mind!

But it is you, the possessors of divine intelligence and the freedom of will, who are the great creators of all life. It is you who created the morning sun, the evening sky, and the loveliness of all things that are. It is you indeed who created the remarkable creature called man so that you, who were brilliant lights in the Void of space, could experience all the wonderment of your created forms.

First think, and if thy thoughts approve thy will, Then speak, and after, what thou speak?st fulfil.

Everywhere the same law holds good: 'There is no weapon of your individual will which, once appropriated by others, does not turn against you.' If

We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one. Me for another. The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts.

Vouloir c'est pouvoir

The poet is never inspired, because he is the master of that which appears to others as inspiration. He does not wait for inspiration to fall out of the heavens like roasted ortolans. He knows how to hunt...He is never inspired because he is unceasingly inspired, because the powers of poetry are always at his disposition, subjected to his will, submissive to his own activity...

The discovery that some actions are not as freely chosen as we may have thought does not take us to the conclusion that no action is freely chosen. Degrees of freedom imply freedom.

No child, through her own will, can pull a mother out of her suffering, and as an adult, I have been very busy.

I was fortunate to literally find my style on camera working in Canada.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us.

I think, at the end of the day, Stockhouse will have free services supported by advertising, but we'll also have a number of subscription services.

As a Donald Trump supporter, the battle to elevate the will of the people above that of the establishment is one with which I empathize.