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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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.