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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.
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.
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.
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.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
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.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that read more
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible.
