Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
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Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
By Victory made
Whose wings right o'er us hover!

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

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

The most dangerous moment comes with victory.

The most dangerous moment comes with victory.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.

One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

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.

Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]

Woe to the vanquished!
[Lat., Vae victis.]