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

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

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.

Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.

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

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

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished.

Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished.

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

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