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We have met the enemy and they are ours.
We have met the enemy and they are ours.
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.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
