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The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause read more
I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank read more
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
