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The smile of God is victory.
The smile of God is victory.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
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.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
Victory; a matter of staying power.
Victory; a matter of staying power.
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.]
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.