Quotes About Defeat

Whoever has put you into this frame of mind has more control over you right now, than you have over yourself. If he is your opponent and you will face him today, you will be defeated.

A man who plans on losing loses every time.

Rage is the opposite of thought, whoever has put you in this frame of mind has more control over you right now, than you have over yourself. If he is your opponent and you will face him today, you will be defeated.

When the debate is over, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

death comes not as a defeat but as a triumph, the crowning and most glorious moment of life.

I fought the law, and the law won.

Nothing was easy, and sometimes she failed, and sometimes she thought that the fairy stories were right, that there must indeed be easier ways of living happily ever after; but defeat is a poor ending to any tale, so she kept trying.

Tutto cospirava contro di lui, tutto puntava alla sua sconfitta. Premette il corpo contro le sbarre, stanco fino al midollo. Stanco di nascondersi e vivere di sotterfugi, stanco di essere preso in giro dalla fortuna. Stanco di preoccuparsi, di prendere decisioni, di essere responsabile, di essere costretto a resistere. Stanco di vedersi sottrarre le cose. Stanco della tristezza che aveva nel cuore.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed.

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

Denn nur Ehrgeiz entzündet sich am Zufall des Erfolges und leichten Gelingens, nichts aber erhebt dermaßen herrlich das Herz als der Untergang eines Menschen im Kampf gegen die unbesiegbare Übermacht des Geschicks, diese allezeit großartigste aller Tragödien, die manchmal ein Dichter und tausendmal das Leben gestaltet.

The strikingly broad, almost athletically powerful shoulders unfortunately reflected the character of his playing too, for this Mr. McConnor was one of those self-obsessed big wheels who feel personally diminished by a defeat in even the most trivial game.

Ci fu una grande battaglia di idee e alla fine non ci furono né vincitori, né vinti, né idee.

She detested rows and scenes, but enjoyed quietly pitting her cool will against opposition. It amused her; and when she was defeated, she withdrew in good order and lost interest in the campaign. She had little or no sporting spirit. Bloody battles to the death bored her, nor did she like other people to win.

Schulze muttered at one point, "Adolf ist kaputt.

She had tried. She had fought. And she had lost.

Nobody cares about the guys who lose.

Well the truth is, Santino didn't beat me, because I beat myself.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

Through unity of action we can be a veritable colossus in support of peace. No one can defeat us unless we first defeat ourselves. Every one of us must be guided by this truth.

Challenging the truth is like playing tennis against the wall! The defeat is inevitable!

It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat. I have truth on my side, you only have deceit.