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.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

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!

Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.

Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.

The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa read more

The victorious cause pleased the gods, but the victory pleased
Cato.
[Lat., Victrix cause Diis placuit, sed victa Catoni.]

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

The best policy is to declare victory and leave.

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

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

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.

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.