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The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
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Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
So clear of victory,
As he, defeated, dying,
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Break agonized and clear.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over read more
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
