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Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
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.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
