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Defeat Quotes - Page 11

If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.

Martha Gellhorn, Caroline Moorehead (2006). “The letters of Martha Gellhorn”, Vintage

It is defeat that turns bone to flint, gristle to muscle, and makes men invincible.

Henry Ward Beecher, William Drysdale (1887). “Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit”

Defeat may be victory in disguise.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The Complete Poems of Longfellow”, Library of Alexandria

An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.

FaceBook post by Guy Finley from Sep 19, 2014

Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one.

Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger (1978). “The Elements of Programming Style”, Computing McGraw-Hill