Johnson once said that any man of strong will has it in his power to make a fortune, if he can only contrive to tide over the time while he is scraping together the first hundred pounds.
All things are possible to a man endowed with a strong will, and a fixed determination to succeed.
He inherited a sound constitution, an active, enterprising mind, and a strong will.
Of course, he is a man of strong will, and he does not like to be thwarted: without that strength of character he could not have done what he has done.
On the very day after their union, Calpurnia (likewise of Roman descent) had exhibited symptoms of a strong will of her own.
This wonderful treatise was first published in England several years ago, under the title of "Have You a Strong Will?
It has always been granted that it is a marvellously good thing to have a strong will, or a determined or resolute mind, and great has been the writing thereon.
The title "The Mystic Will" has been substituted in place of that used in the original edition, which was "Have You a Strong Will?
And a strong will is the foundation, in this wicked and antagonistic world in which we live, of all real strength.
A strong will, illuminated by a strong beam of light from the understanding, must be guided and governed by a strong hand put forth by Conscience.
Now the foundation of all true strength lies here, in a good, strong will.
By the aid of a strong will, however, I at length overcame it, and the apple is now as agreeable to my taste, for any thing I know, as it ever was.
A strong will, in other words, is almost omnipotent.
A third is moderate in his appetites; if his sentiment of duty is strong and he possesses a strong will, he will resist his desires, while if his will is weak or his moral sense defective, he will succumb to the first temptation.
Even when they are chaste, men of libidinous nature require a strong will to resist all the artificial seductions which excite their sensuality.
The intensity of the sexual excitability in women has nothing in common with their character; it may be associated with high intelligence, with high moral and æsthetic qualities, and even with a strong will.
He was not easily disconcerted; courageous, with a strong will, he feared no intemperate opposition, and was never restrained from uttering his sentiments and opinions of men or measures.
Clarke was a man of strong will, without much mind, brave, and vindictive, and nursed the most intense hatred of Crawford constantly in his heart.
Great grasp of intellect, fixity of purpose, strong will, high aims, and incorruptible moral purity, make a great man.
But you must have health, a strong will and a steady brain, and I will enable you to have these positively.
But where imagination is uncontrolled by higher reason and where idealism is not backed by a strong will, there you have the idle 'dreamer of dreams' and such a state of mind is reprehensible and pitiable indeed!
It is the goal, the purpose with which it is exercised, that makes a man with a strong will a moral man or an immoral man.
A strong will may be directed towards getting what gives pleasure to oneself, irrespective of the effect on other people.
It needs only a strong will and perseverance; and I firmly believe, Lawrence, that, to a strong will, almost anything is possible.
A strong will is a special gift,” he replied stubbornly.
He possesses one quality which I either admire or detest, according to the use made of it: he has a strong will.
To take a simple example: a small boy with a strong willis troubled with stammering.
Often the greatest strength is gained through persistent yielding, for to yield entirely is the most difficult work a strong will can do, and it is doing the most difficult work that brings the greatest strength.
But alas, the reaction after the pain is over--that alone would show the very sad misuse which had been made of a strong will.
And since, in her sphere, she is constantly called on to practice obedience it is just the reason why she should have a strong will.
A strong will, showing itself in ability to concentrate its efforts on a chosen purpose, is not to be expected in a child whose muscles are flabby and whose nerves quickly tire.
To offer him a substitute is now not only an insult to his intelligence, but it is demoralizing to his will; it makes for a loose hold upon the object of his desire--and it is the firmness of this hold that is the beginning of a strong will.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strong will" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
