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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.

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Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Victory Quotes,
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If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Victory Quotes,
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Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

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We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.

We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.

by Paul Hoffman Found in: Victory Quotes,
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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Victory Quotes,
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The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

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Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.

Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.

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I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

by Alexander Smith Found in: Victory Quotes,
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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.

by Louis L'amour Found in: Victory Quotes,
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