Quotes About Defeat

I'm in competition with myself and I'm losing.

The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemporary form of colonization.

The children of God can defeat the adversary, for we have fought him before.

That's right, hotshot. A woman defeated you. Go to hell thinking about that.

to bring about the downfall of

Do women ever stop trying? No. But, because they never stop, they learn to be good losers.

Nay, could their numbers countervail the stars, Or ever-drizzling drops of April showers, Or wither'd leaves that autumn shaketh down, Yet would the Soldan by his conquering power So scatter and consume them in his rage, That not a man should live to rue their fall.

He shuffled along with the hang-dog look of the cosmically fucked.

It s funny to see a hatchling like you beaten by the old one.

How noble. Oh we would fell many...-you with magic and blade, whilst my weapons would be tooth and claw-but it would be futile in the end. They are too numerous.... We cannot defeat them, only be defeated. - Saphira

Despite his sense of futility, the effort had proved helpful in at least one regard: Arya no longer defeated him every time they crossed blades. He had watched her with redoubled attention--studying her as closely as a deer he was stalking--and as a result, he had won a few of their matches. However, he still was not her equal, much less her better.

Gerçi bu durumda bunlar?n otlar?n? ay?klay?p bak?mlar?n? yapmak çok güç oluyor ama, hayat mücadelesi uÄŸruna güzelliÄŸi feda edersek, barbarlar daha ÅŸimdiden bizi yenmiÅŸ say?l?r.

There was no time during the rebellion when I did not think, and often say, that the South was more to be benefited by its defeat than the North. The latter had the people, the institutions, and the territory to make a great and prosperous nation. The former was burdened with an institution abhorrent to all civilized people not brought up under it, and one which degraded labor, kept it in ignorance, and enervated the governing class.

but no man is so brave that he may not meet such defeats and disasters as to discourage him and dampen his ardor for any cause, no matter how just he deems it.

The efforts to kill off politically the two successful generals, made them both candidates for the Presidency. General Taylor was nominated in 1848, and was elected. Four years later General Scott received the nomination but was badly beaten, and the party nominating him died with his defeat.

Los perdedores, como los autodidactas, tienen siempre conocimientos más vastos que los ganadores. Si quieres ganar tienes que saber una cosa sola y no perder tiempo en sabértelas todas; el placer de la erudición está reservado a los perdedores. Cuanto más sabe uno, es que peor le han ido las cosas.

I perdenti, come gli autodidatti, hanno sempre conoscenze più vaste dei vincenti, se vuoi vincere devi sapere una cosa sola e non perdere tempo a saperle tutte, il piacere dell'erudizione è riservato ai perdenti.

The poets did not win; the philosophers surrendered.

Y cuando vives cultivando esperanzas imposibles, ya eres un perdedor. Y cuando te das cuenta, te hundes.

Os perdedores, assim como os autodidatas, sempre têm conhecimentos mais vastos que os vencedores, e quem quiser vencer deverá saber uma única coisa e não perder tempo sabendo todas, o prazer da erudição é reservado aos perdedores. Quanto mais coisas uma pessoa sabe, menos coisas deram certo para ela.

el placer de la erudición está reservado a los perdedores. Cuanto más sabe uno, es que peor le han ido las cosas.

Pero entonces, si el ser es tan frágil e insustancial como para sostenerse únicamente por la ilusión de quienes buscan su secreto, , entonces, como decía Amparo en la tenda, después de su derrota, entonces realmente no hay redención, somos todos esclavos, y lo único que merecemos es un amo...

And anyone who nurtures impossible hopes is already a loser. Once you come to realize it, you just give up.

There can be no failure if there really is a Plan. Defeated you may be, but never through any fault of your own. To bow to a cosmic will is no shame. You are not a coward; you are a martyr.