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It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
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.
Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.
Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.