Atheism Quote by Alfred Whitney Griswold

A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Only when he voluntarily chooses that which he inexorably must do, has man any free will at all.

— Anonymous

A man can do all things if he but wills them.

— Leon Battista Alberti

“The existence of laws, regulations, and procedures has never been sufficient to compel men to obedience. Productive obedience comes through the exercise of free…

— Dean L. Larsen

There is nothing more precious to a man than his will; there is nothing which he relinquishes with so much reluctance.

— J. G. Holland

Nothing can resist the will of man when he knows what is true and wills what is good.

— Eliphas Levi

A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindered to…

— Thomas Hobbes

A man can surely do what he wills to do, but cannot determine what he wills.

— Anonymous

Willpower is not about resisting, forcing, or controlling--it's about choosing.

— Penney Peirce

The will of man is by his reason swayed.

— Izaak Walton

The virtue of obedience makes the will supple... It inspires the courage with which to fulfill the most difficult tasks.

— John Vianney

The inspiration of a noble cause enables men to do things they did not dream themselves capable of before

— Joshua Chamberlain