Quotes About Victory

Pictures of heroism and triumph only tempt those who know nothing of the sufferings and terrors of war.

meet with Triumph and Disaster, And treat those two impostors just the same.

the war in the West resolved itself into two periods of supreme battle, divided from each other by a three-years' siege.

But injustice, arrogance, displayed in the hour of triumph, will never be forgotten or forgiven.

It was our duty to take the fullest advantage of our superiority, and to fight only under conditions which gave solid assurances of victory.

Even the good guys,' she said, 'can't win all the time.

Let mercy keep company with courage. Follow my advice in this: if in battle you win a man's surrender, then unless he has done you such grievance as amounts to heart's sorrow, accept his oath, and let him live.

You'll find as you go through life that great depth and smoldering sensuality don't always win.

What you must do, said Monkey, is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive.

Thálatta! Thálatta!

When, lithe of limb, she danced the Pyrrhic, loud clapping followed; and the Paphlagonians asked, If these women fought by their side in battle? to which they answered, To be sure, it was the women who routed the great King, and drove him out of camp. So ended the night.

battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength." Syazarees

I would force myself again and again to guard against my own overeagerness. Such self-control was crucial, for many times it led to great victories when self-indulgence might have led to defeats.

You know, I need hardly remind you, it is not numbers or strength that gives victory in war; but, heaven helping them, to one or other of two combatants it is given to dash with stouter hearts to meet the foe, and such onset, in nine cases out of ten, those others refuse to meet.

If an army is to win through to victory, it has to spend all its time helping itself or hurting its foe. Therefore, an army should never be idle.

even if we only gain a psychological advantage, that can mean the difference between victory and defeat. I'm reminded of the words of my father the king, who says that battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength." Syazarees

Sirs, call to mind what by help of the gods you have already done. Bethink you of the battles you have won at close quarters with the foe; of the fate which awaits those who flee before their foes. Forget not that we stand at the very doors of Hellas. Follow in the steps of Heracles, our guide, and cheer each the other onwards by name. Sweet were it surely by some brave and noble word or deed, spoken or done this day, to leave the memory of oneself in the hearts of those one loves.

ANABASIS By Xenophon Translation by H. G. Dakyns

Here, too, is a maxim to engrave upon the memory: in charging a superior force, never to leave a difficult tract of ground in the rear of your attack, since there is all the difference in the world between a stumble in flight and a stumble in pursuit.

Now, my maxim would be precisely converse: if you attack with a prospect of superiority, do not grudge employing all the power at your command; excess of victory (14) never yet caused any conqueror one pang of remorse.

It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.

At last I managed to haul it aboard. It was over three feet long. The bucket was useless. It would fit the dorado like a hat.

Now comes the difficult part: you must provoke the animal that is afflicting you. Tiger, rhinoceros, ostrich, wild boar, brown bear- no matter the beast, you must get its goat.

attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you.