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

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

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.

Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.