Quotes About Victory

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of effort, labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not the the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat

Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.

I f he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

It is far better to dare mighty triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to dwell with those poor and timid souls knowing neither victory nor defeat.

We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord.

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.

We are going to start the war from right here. (Utah Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944)

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission and in the end it shall carry you.

Qui sait le mieux souffrir possédra la plus grande paix. Celui-là est vainqueur de soi et maître du monde, ami de Jésus-Christ et héritier du ciel.

by patience and true humility we become stronger than all our enemies.

Time and again in the Middle Ages, warrior-kings, seen by their men in the thick of fighting, turned the tide of battle, assuring victory.

Thomas B. Buell

Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.

But to me it sounds like a man waking from a paralysis to discover, in rapid succession, that he can walk, that he can run, that he can run fast.

When you run into a story of more than three against one and one winning, then you have heard a lie.

Tell us, Merlin," said he, "why do we feel no sense of triumph in this?" And Merlin answered, "Well, is not triumph a childish feeling, Sire?

The number of difficulties makes the Christian's conquest the more illustrious. A gracious man should be made up all of fire, overcoming and consuming all opposition, as fire does the stubble. All difficulties should be but whetstones to his fortitude.

Adversity hath slain her thousand, but prosperity her ten thousand.

yield the lady, or prepare to maintain his right by arms.

he contended only for glory, and was contented to leave him the lady.

The combat deepens. On, ye brave,Who rush to glory or the grave!Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave,And charge with all thy chivalry!