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As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and read more
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
