Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
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Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
By Victory made
Whose wings right o'er us hover!

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over read more

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.

Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.

One by one
in many countries
they break through
the ice of fear..
cups of crocuses
.. stand up in read more

One by one
in many countries
they break through
the ice of fear..
cups of crocuses
.. stand up in caucuses
.. East to West
from Africa to the Caucusus
and state
their eternal
allegiance
to the Creator Sun.

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

The will to conquer is the first condition of 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.

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.

I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.