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Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
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.
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
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.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
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.
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.
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.
