Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
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Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
So clear of victory,
As he, defeated, dying,
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Break agonized and clear.

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.

Victory; a matter of staying power.

Victory; a matter of staying power.

Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind

Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms,
Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.

But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.

But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.