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Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
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.]
Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.
Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
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.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
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!
Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations
would not wish to disturb it . read more
Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations
would not wish to disturb it . . . so that the confidence of the
German people shall be put in the equity of their cause and not
in the might of their armies.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
