心有餘,力不足 [ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ , ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ; xin1 you3 yu2 , li4 bu4 zu2] The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). I really want to do it, but don't have the resources. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. ◄ ►