Quotes About Defeat

The wolves were circling, wary of the might and presence of the kingly beasts who dared to challenge possession of the crown and so far, the lions had proved to be invincible. But should they drop their guard for an instant, or should the scavengers discover the quixotic virtue of their armor, all of the honor, pride, and passion in the world would not save them. It would, instead, be the cause of their ultimate downfall.

How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a spectre through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by the spectral throat? —Joseph Conrad         We

To defeat a sociopath, you must understand the nature of "human predators.

A los hombres siempre les ha gustado mucho reunirse y discutir, y hacer ver que toman decisiones consensuadas que van a convertir el planeta en un lugar mejor. Luego viene la realidad, y les derrota.

You're dead," she cried. "I got better.

I want to build a team," she explained, "of very bad people who I think can do some good—like fight our next war, or defeat the next Superman.

The losers could be as spectacularly cruel as the victors.

I'm giving up on love cause love's given up on me.

For man, the vanity of vanities represents first of all solidarity with his own universe, and this vanity is mans Salvation, the way through which he will defeat himself and defeat with it the entire universe which will become a mere appendix of his Sacred Self.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection ? that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

May your horse kick stones in your enemy's teeth,

Now he was the one who was incredulous. He drew his knife from its sheath, but he was too weak to step forward, and it spilled from his hand. His sword remained useless at his side. He looked back at me in disbelief and slid to the ground, his face twisted in pain. I walked closer and stood over him, kicking his knife away. "You were wrong, Komizar. It's much easier to kill a man than a horse.

When the Son of God came to the earth, Satan finally realized his ultimate defeat was a certainty. He knew his time to do his evil works was limited. Therefore, demons openly displayed their presence within people and often challenged the authority of the Lord, as well as that of His disciples.

And suddenly he knew that this was not, as he had been saying to himself, simply an unlucky day. It was a day dedicated beforehand to a lost cause.

If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them

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In the game of love, the losers are more celebrated than the winners.

When a country is defeated, there remain only mountains and rivers, and on a ruined castle in spring only grasses thrive. I sat down on my hat and wept bitterly till I almost forgot time. A thicket of summer grass Is all that remains Of the dreams and ambitions Of ancient warriors.

It's possible to do everything right and still lose. That's not a weakness. It's life.

You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try.' Homer Simpson

The truth is, you see, however much they would beg to disagree humans don't actually like to win. Or rather, they like winning for ten seconds, but if they keep on winning, they end up actually having to think about other things, like life and death. The only thing humans like less than winning is losing, but at least something can be done about that. With absolute winning, there is nothing to be done. They just have to deal with it.

There was an invisible baton of failure her mother had passed down, and Nora had held it for a long time. Maybe that was why she had given up on so many things. Because she had it written in her DNA that she had to fail.

Charge once more, then, and be dumb!Let the victors, when they come,When the forts of folly fall,Find thy body by the wall.