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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 never comes to any man until he admits it.
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The read more
There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.
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.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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.
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.
