Quotes About Triumph

In victory even the cowardly like to boast, while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.

The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voice of friends and to say to one's self: "The work is done."

Age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill.

Servant of God, well done! Well hast thou fought The better fight.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.

How grand is victory, but how dear!

I came, I saw, I conquered.

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all morality.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.

Despair doubles our strength.

You will find a joy in overcoming obstacles.

"Christ the Lord is risen today," Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.

There's nothing like the sight of an old enemy down on his luck.

Every good thing that comes is accompanied by trouble.

Noble souls, through dust and heat, rise from disaster and defeat the stronger.

Evil often triumphs, but never conquers.

War is a series of catastrophes that results in victory.

Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he is best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.

Failure is that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success.

And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!