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The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that lost by not trying.
We lost because we told ourselves we lost
We lost because we told ourselves we lost
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.
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.
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.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Having nothing, nothing can he lose.
Having nothing, nothing can he lose.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
