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Unless what we do is useful, our glory is vain.
[Lat., Nisi utile est quod facimus, stulta est gloria.]
Unless what we do is useful, our glory is vain.
[Lat., Nisi utile est quod facimus, stulta est gloria.]
But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose read more
But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. read more
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
[Lat., O quam cito transit gloria mundi.]
O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
[Lat., O quam cito transit gloria mundi.]
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.