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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

will1 where there's a will, there's a way proverbial saying, mid 17th century, meaning that anything can be done if one has sufficient determination. (Compare he who wills the end, wills the means at will3.)

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