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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.
I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some read more
I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose!
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
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.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
