#victor

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy. ↗

— Mark Helprin

#away #breaks #floor #hit #human

Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death. ↗

— Rupert Holmes

#been #bitten #both #butter #cream

Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

#many #monuments #peace #than #unveil

I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#era #fascinated #history #i #i am

Victory puts us on a level with heaven. ↗

— Lucretius

#level #puts #us #victory

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest. ↗