You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

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.

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.

There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The read more

There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.

I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause read more

I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail.

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.

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.

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

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.