Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.

Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all read more

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all of them came first.

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.

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.

Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.

Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

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.