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Defeat Quotes - Page 9

A wrong motive involves defeat.

A wrong motive involves defeat.

Mary Baker Eddy (2014). “Science And Health”, p.533, Jazzybee Verlag

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

"Transcript: President Bush‘s Fort Bragg speech". "Hardball with Chris Matthews", www.nbcnews.com. June 30, 2005.

Defeat in doing right is nevertheless victory.

Frederick William Robertson (1866). “Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton”, p.288

Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Alfred Dupont Chandler, Louis Galambos (1978). “The papers: The chief of staff”

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.

Bertolt Brecht (1966). “Mother Courage and Her Children: A Chronicle of the Thirty Years' War”, p.52, Grove Press

I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.

"Crowe's dual role spells double trouble" by James Anthony, www.theguardian.com. October 1, 2008.

Defeat ends when we launch into another battle. Failure has no end: it is a lifetime choice.

Paulo Coelho (2013). “Manuscript Found in Accra”, p.19, HarperCollins UK

If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat.

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.5, Oxford University Press on Demand

Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats

Napoleon Hill (2011). “You Can Work Your Own Miracles”, p.91, Ballantine Books

Woe to the conquered.

Livy (2006). “The History of Rome”, p.394, Hackett Publishing