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The Will (n.) that ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠is submitted to God can never be thwarted: he wills that I have a fever? So do I.

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The Will (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the only thing in nature that sets itself against the universe; sun, sea and even our own body obey it.

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The Will (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a philosopher should fit events so closely that nothing happens which he did not want, and nothing he wanted fails to happen.

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Will (n.) submitted ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠to God cannot be compelled: "He wills that I shall have fever; it is my will too ... therefore it is my will to be tortured on the rack."

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Will (n.) should ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not be the only thing in the cosmos to stand out against it, when earth, sea, sun and our own body all obey.