No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.

He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.

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.

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.

Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
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Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
By Victory made
Whose wings right o'er us hover!

A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)

A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.