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Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how read more
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how you played the Game.
We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
