A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)

A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.

Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.

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.

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.

I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.

I look at victory as milestones on a very long highway.

Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.

Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.

Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.

Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.