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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.
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.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
They see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victors belong
the spoils of the enemy.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
