(642 quotes found)
“In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.”
Orson Scott Card
“Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.”
Edwin Markham
“Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.”
Napoleon Hill
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.”
Will Rogers
“In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.”
William McKinley
“The injustice of defeat lies in the fact that its most innocent victims are made to look like heartless accomplices. It is impossible to see behind defeat, the sacrifices, the austere performance of duty, the self-discipline and the vigilance that are there -- those things the god of battle does not take account of.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle!”
Swami Sivananda
“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
Sun Tzu
“If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat”
Simone de Beauvoir
