Laurels Quotes
To be defeated and not submit, is victory; to be victorious and rest on one's laurels, is defeat.
"Piłsudski: A Life For Poland". Book by Wacław Jędrzejewicz, 1982.
'De Officiis' bk. 1, ch. 77
No matter what we are, and what we sing, Time finds a withered leaf in every laurel
Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Three Quatrains”
Patricia Cornwell (2013). “Dust”, p.284, Hachette UK
Rest on laurels? I wish I could do that. No, you rest when you're dead
Lee Kuan Yew (2013). “The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew”, p.158, Editions Didier Millet
The laurels of an orator who is not a master of literary art wither quickly.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1903). “Ponkapog Papers”
Mary Kay Ash (1995). “Mary Kay, You Can Have it All: Lifetime Wisdom from America's Foremost Woman Entrepreneur”, Prima Lifestyles
John Dryden (1854). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden”, p.78