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Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
The god of victory is said to be one-handed, but peace gives victory on both sides.
The god of victory is said to be one-handed, but peace gives victory on both sides.
Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished.
Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.
