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.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when read more

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated...it is finished when it surrenders.

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning

I learned much more from defeat than I ever learned from winning

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

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.

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.

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.