But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.
dreams life knowing suffering struggles struggle defeat lose battles fighting
There is only one reason for an individual to side-step to the useless side : the fear of a defeat on the useful side.
fear reason individual defeat useless side
In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity
victory war resolution defeat defiance
You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.
character learn survive defeat
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
life thetimes time inspire learning secret winning win defeat lose great
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
possibilities defeat exist
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
victory fathers defeat
I would be going until I went over the bounds of reality and was then caught up in a profound wish to be dead without having to go through the shaming defeat of suicide.
reality profound limits defeat suicide dead
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
inspirational motivational giving defeat
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong
truth school strong defeat
Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
victory glory soul serve defeat
I really thought we'd win that
war thought win defeat
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
victory defeat price
Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
victory nation defeat militarism
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom
victory defeat victories
There could be no honor in sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.
honor success defeat
It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.
enemies battle defeat enemy consequences
Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.
achievement obstacles despair defeat difficulty
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
opportunity enemies good possibility defeat enemy
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.
expectation defeat
Successful men usually snatch success from seeming failure. If they know there is such a word as defeat they will not admit it. They may be whipped, but they are not aware of it. That is why they succeed.
failure men success word successful defeat succeed aware
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
weakness purpose failure defeat save
No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
victory failure glory soul loss serve defeat hard matter
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
failure success theend end defeat dead delay teacher
When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
friends moments defeat approval useless
Showing 51 to 75 of 325 results
You must log in to post a comment.
There are no comments yet.