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It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how read more
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how you played the Game.
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.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.