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Free will and determinism are like a game of cards. The hand that

Free will and determinism are like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism. The way you play your hand is free will. – Norman Cousins

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It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete. – Norman Cousins

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Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. – Norman Cousins

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Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man. – Norman Cousins

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Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose. – Benjamin Disraeli

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A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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A man can do all things if he but wills them. – Leon Battista Alberti

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When the will is ready the feet are light. – Proverb

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