Quotes About Defeat

He had proved himself on land. He had demonstrated there beyond all doubt his ability to pit his matchless tenacity against the elements—and win. But the sea is a different sort of enemy. Unlike the land, where courage and the simple will to endure can often see a man through, the struggle against the sea is an act of physical combat, and there is no escape. It is a battle against a tireless enemy in which man never actually wins; the most that he can hope for is not to be defeated.

Unlike the land, where courage and the simple will to endure can often see a man through, the struggle against the sea is an act of physical combat, and there is no escape. It is a battle against a tireless enemy in which man never actually wins; the most that he can hope for is not to be defeated.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of a defeat; but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress towards a victory.

She loved the games men played with death, Where death must win

If poverty was a man, I would have slain him.

I can make no dent in anything. I have nothing left to break.

So fair a victor, how can I help but be conquered.

Your thoughts have given up, finally.

It's all like me; and any song for this would just be bullshit. This is a thing, where they stopped trying, they deserted it, and desertion itself is the only possible song.

somebody lost out late again

It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end.

Old friend,' said Cadvan, filling another glass for himself and sniffing its rich smell. 'If we do not trust one another, we are already defeated.

The Nazis have given up

Or perhaps one's foes always seemed smaller once they had been defeated.

There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.

One of the things I like best about 'Biggest Loser' is being around people who are trying to make the right choices. When you feel defeated about your weight and your health, like there's no hope, and you still make the choice to fight for it, to make the change happen no matter what people say or think, that's inspiring to me.

La Historia con mayúscula la escriben siempre los vencedores, pero su versión no tiene por qué ser eterna. Algunos países europeos, como Polonia o Hungría, han sabido integrar el fracaso de sus luchadores por la libertad en el patrimonio de su orgullo nacional, asumiendo que ciertas derrotas, lejos de implicar deshonor, pueden ser más honrosas que muchas victorias.

Our patriarchal blessing should be part of our battle plan to defeat the "enemy of all righteousness" (Acts 13:10).

First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn't so great.

Toda nostalgia es nipona. No hay nada más japonés que languidecer sobre el propio pasado y sobre su anticuada majestad y vivir la fluidez del tiempo como una trágica y grandiosa derrota. Un senegalés que echa de menos el Senegal de antaño es un nipón que no sabe lo que es. Una chiquilla belga llorando a causa del recuerdo del país del Sol Naciente merece la nacionalidad Japonesa por partida doble.

We must confront persecution faced by many Christian communities and the intolerance that plagues us. We must overcome anti-Semitism and the prejudice that divides us. We must defeat Islamophobia and the fears that weaken us.

It is always easier to accept defeat when you were the weaker team.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.