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 Woe to the vanquished!
 [Lat., Vae victis.]  
 Woe to the vanquished!
 [Lat., Vae victis.] 
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
The smile of God is victory.
The smile of God is victory.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
 A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the 
conquered.)  
 A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the 
conquered.) 
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.