It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

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.

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

The god of victory is said to be one-handed, but peace gives victory on both sides.

The god of victory is said to be one-handed, but peace gives victory on both sides.

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

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

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

Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.

Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.