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.

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

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.

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.

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning

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.

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.

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.

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.