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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.]
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
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.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.rn
There are many victories worse than a defeat.rn
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
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.
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.