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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.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy were defeated by strategy or valor?
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
