"Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills"--Arthur Schopenhauer. Einstein wrote: "Schopenhauer's words, 'Man can indeed do what he wants, but he cannot want what he wants', accompany me in all life situations and console me in my dealings with people, even those that are really painful to me." (In German: »Der Mensch kann wohl tun was er will, aber er kann nicht wollen, was er will.«). Variant translations: Man can control what he wills, but not how he wills. Man can indeed do what he wants, but he cannot want what he wants. --Taken from Wikipedia. Examples would be very helpful. All contributions are greatly appreciated.
2007-01-08
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