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Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Expect victory and you make victory.
Expect victory and you make victory.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.rn
There are many victories worse than a defeat.rn
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.
We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.
Victory is a thing of the will.
Victory is a thing of the will.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
