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Quotes About Victory

Hay dos buenos trucos para triunfar siempre. Uno: hacerse el idiota; otro : serlo.
~ Enrique Jardiel Poncela
If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.
~ Epictetus
Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.
~ Epictetus
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.
~ Epicurus
In a philosophical dispute, he gains most who is defeated, since he learns most.
~ Epicurus
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
~ Epicurus
That is to say that after I had seen all of that, I then wrote, "If there is any God at all, then Germany should never be allowed to win this war.
~ Eric A. Johnson
As this is written, a sow bug crawls across a desk. If he is turned over on his back, one can observe the tremendous struggle he goes through to get on his feet again. During this interval he has a 'purpose' in his life. When he succeeds, one can almost see the look of victory on his face. Off he goes, and one can imagine him telling his tale at the next meeting of sow bugs, looked up to by the younger generation as an insect who has made it. And
~ Eric Berne
a sow bug crawls across a desk. If he is turned over on his back, one can observe the tremenous struggle he goes through to get on his feet again. During this interval he has 'purpose' in his life. When he succeeds, one can almost see the look of victory in his eyes. [...] And yet mixed with his smugness is a little disappointment. Now that he has come out on top, life seems aimless.
~ Eric Berne
I wonder if Napoleon or even Robt. Lee were our commander this evening would they pursue a defeated army in this cautious, courteous way?
~ Eric J. Wittenberg
Of these was the town of Romney, which changed hands fifty-three times throughout the war.
~ Eric J. Wittenberg
There is always room for optimism; there is always something to do that is historically important, choices in one's life that matter, a challenge against more powerful foes, great people to work with, and a real chance for victory.
~ Eric Mann
For Jesus, just as it is for us, prayer and vigorous fighting are the means to overcome temptation.
~ Eric Mason
This certainly wasn't an isolated incident, but it is indicative of Jesus' ferocious ambition to walk with His Father by trusting in Him to overcome temptation. For Jesus, just as it is for us, prayer and vigorous fighting are the means to overcome temptation. Jesus' manhood in this particular instance is awe inspiring; He fought against the greatest temptation imaginable, in regard to His most challenging responsibility, and yet didn't drop the ball:
~ Eric Mason
They forgot about all of their differences and all of their frustrations, because the ones who had won the game represented all of the people of Philly.
~ Eric Mason
accomplishments should be on the lips of all
~ Eric Metaxas
May he at the last bind us to his triumphal carriage so that, although in bonds oppressed, we may participate in his victory!
~ Eric Metaxas
At its core, every battle worth fighting is a spiritual battle. Those men were able to succeed only because they humbled themselves and entrusted the battle to God. But
~ Eric Metaxas
Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, who was the first female Top Fuel dragster champion, but
~ Eric Metaxas
When it was all over, Pitt had overwhelmingly won the House of Commons, and as politically weak as he was before the election, he was now strong. It was an historic and glorious reversal, and little Wilberforce was at the very center of it all.
~ Eric Metaxas
It is sufficient for us that we witness their humiliation," he said. "Posterity will huzza for us."32
~ Eric Metaxas
Behold, the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, what it accomplishes while we are silent, suffer, and pray. Is not the word of Moses true: "You will be silent and the Lord will fight for you"?
~ Eric Metaxas
What happened is surprisingly simple: William Wilberforce was the happy victim of his own success.
~ Eric Metaxas
if it be a work of grace, it cannot fail.
~ Eric Metaxas