Out spoke the victor then,
As he hail'd them o'er the wave,
Ye are brothers! ye are read more

Out spoke the victor then,
As he hail'd them o'er the wave,
Ye are brothers! ye are men!
And we conquer but to save;
So peace instead of death let us bring;
But yield, proud foe, let us bring;
With the crews, at England's feet,
And make submission meet
To our King.

Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

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

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

But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.

But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.

Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.

Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.

The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.

The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

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.