Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

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.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

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.

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.