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What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.
What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. read more
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that read more
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible.
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.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity
In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity