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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.
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a read more
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over read more
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
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.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.
I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.