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Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
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.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
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.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity
In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
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.
