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To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
Out spoke the victor then,
As he hail'd them o'er the wave,
Ye are brothers! ye are read more
Out spoke the victor then,
As he hail'd them o'er the wave,
Ye are brothers! ye are men!
And we conquer but to save;
So peace instead of death let us bring;
But yield, proud foe, let us bring;
With the crews, at England's feet,
And make submission meet
To our King.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.
But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all read more
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all of them came first.
