Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind

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.

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.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some read more

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose!

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.

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

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