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The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa read more
The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa Catoni.]
One by one
in many countries
they break through
the ice of fear..
cups of crocuses
.. stand up in read more
One by one
in many countries
they break through
the ice of fear..
cups of crocuses
.. stand up in caucuses
.. East to West
from Africa to the Caucusus
and state
their eternal
allegiance
to the Creator Sun.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a read more
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.
But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.
But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
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.
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.