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Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria read more
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria uti nescis.]
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
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.
Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished.
Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished.
It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when read more
It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated...it is finished when it surrenders.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?