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To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria read more
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria uti nescis.]
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.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.