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One who has lost confidence can lose nothing more.
One who has lost confidence can lose nothing more.
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, read more
People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank read more
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but rather a fresh stimulant.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by orginality, overcomes everything.
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.
