There are many victories worse than a defeat.

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

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

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

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

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

For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how read more

For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how you played the Game.

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

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.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

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.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.