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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.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
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.