When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

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.

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose read more

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

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.

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.

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.

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

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