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

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

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

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.

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that read more

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible.

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.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

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.

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.

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

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