Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

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

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

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.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

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.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over read more

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.

It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.