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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.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and read more
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa read more
The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa Catoni.]
From what far, heavenly height of hope
Didst thou descend to light our way,
Cleaving with flash read more
From what far, heavenly height of hope
Didst thou descend to light our way,
Cleaving with flash of snowy robe
Time's dusky veil of twilight gray?
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.