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Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
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.
Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
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Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
By Victory made
Whose wings right o'er us hover!
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.