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Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
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.
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.
The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
