DECISION

Carlyle, Thomas
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the  strong.

Foster, John
It is a poor and disgraceful thing not to be able to reply, with some degree of certainty, to the simple questions, "What will you be? What will you do?"

Gilpin, Bernard
I hate to see things done by halves.—If it be right, do it boldly,—if it be wrong leave it undone.

Hawes, Joel
He that cannot decidedly say "No," when tempted to evil, is on the highway to ruin.—He loses the respect even of those who would tempt him, and becomes but the pliant tool and victim of their evil designs.

Hazlitt, William
There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character.—I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it; who sees at once what, in given circumstances, is to be done, and does it.

Johnson, Samuel
When desperate ills demand a speedy cure, distrust is cowardice, and prudence folly.

Maclaren, Alexander
The man who has not learned to say "No" will be a weak if not a wretched man as long as he lives.

Mencius
Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

Punshon, William Morley
All the world over it is true that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways, like a wave on the streamlet, tossed hither and thither with every eddy of its tide.—A determinate purpose in life and a steady adhesion to it through all disadvantages, are indispensable conditions of success.

Stoddard, Charles A.
When we can say "no," not only to things that are wrong and sinful, but also to things pleasant, profitable, and good which would hinder and clog our grand duties and our chief work, we shall understand more fully what life is worth, and how to make the most of it.

Wirt, William
Decision of character will often give to an inferior mind command over a superior.