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Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best.
Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best.
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your read more
If you are losing a tug of war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we've changed read more
That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we've changed because of it and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning.
Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.
My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here.
My nightmares are usually about losing you. I'm okay once I realize you're here.
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
