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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning
I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning
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.
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.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
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.
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.