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.

Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.

Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.

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.

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.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

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.