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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.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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.
I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning
I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning
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.
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.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
Many a good man I have seen go under.
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.