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Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning
I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
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.
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 defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.