Quotes About Victory

You didn't listen to me, Lan whispered. One last lesson. The hardest. Demandred struck, and Lan saw his opening. Lan lunged forward placing Demandred's sword point against his own side and ramming himself forward onto it. I did not come here to win, Lan whispered, smiling. I came here to kill you. Death is lighter than a feather. Demandred's eyes opened wide, and he tried to pull back. Too late. Lan's sword took him straight though the throat.

Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.

Cauthon lives, Arganda said. And that's bloody amazing, considering that someone blew up his command post, set fire to his tenet, killed a bunch of his damane, and chased off his wife. Cauthon crawled out of it somehow. Ha! Abell Cauthon said. That's my boy.

How do you fight someone smarter than yourself? Rand whispered. The anser is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can.

By the way, I saved Moiraine. Chew on that as you try to decide which of the two of us is winning. -Mat

Moiraine: It seems Ryne was wrong as well as a Darkfriend. You were better than he. Lan: He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead.

Victory settles a lot of arguments in most men's heads.

The sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat are alike a knife of dreams. -From Fog and Steel by Madoc Comadrin

Great captains earned their reputation not just for laying brilliant plans, but for still being able to find victory after those plans began to fall apart.

In war, you say a prayer for your dead and ride on, because there is always another fight over the next horizon. —al'Lan Mandragoran

Lan shook his head sightly He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead.

Confidence was one key to victory. The other side believing you were confident was sometimes almost as good as actually being confident.

And at the end of every life, as he lay dying, as he drew his final breath, a voice whispered in his ear. I have won again, Lews Therin. Flicker

A wise man tried to avoid battles he would not only lose, but look foolish losing.

Lan shook his head slightly. "He was better. But he thought I was finished, with only one arm. He never understood. You surrender after you're dead.

a victory of diplomacy did not come when everyone got what they wanted—that made everyone assume they'd gotten the better of her, which encouraged more extravagant demands. The trick is not to satisfy everyone, but to leave everyone feeling they reached the best possible result. They must be satisfied enough to do as you wish, yet dissatisfied enough to know that you bested them.

We'll make a home," Lan said. "The Shadow defeated, Nynaeve and I will reclaim Malkier. We'll make the fields bloom again, cleanse the lakes. Green pastures. No more Trollocs to fight. Children to ride on your back, old friend. You can spend your days in peace, eating apples and having your pick of mares." It

Lan Mandragoran, you bloody wonderful man! You did it! -Mat

Yamada might be a good general—Mat did not know—but he had never stood a chance against Riselle and that marvelous bosom.

Quer seja o urso a vencer o lobo ou o lobo a vencer o urso, quem fica a perder é sempre o coelho.

when she smiled, it seemed the sun might hide its head in defeat.

Sometimes, Gareth Bryne had told her when she was a child, you find yourself outnumbered, with no path to slip away. Always do what your enemy least expects, Elayne. In that case, you must attack.

Battle was always a mess. The only neat battles were the ones in stories or history books.

I did not come here to win," Lan whispered, smiling. "I came here to kill you. Death is lighter than a feather.