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The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa read more
The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa Catoni.]
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable.
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a read more
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
In war there is no substitute for victory.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
