#victory

The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#becomes #bereft #commander #dependence #deserves

Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#also #ended #means #moment #sad

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#athlete #competition #done #even #good

I guess because I was on the 'Early Show' for so many years, any little victory here is something kind of new for me. ↗

— Julie Chen

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In politics, victory is never total. ↗

— Donald Freed

#politics #total #victory

This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice. ↗

— Victor Davis Hanson

#battered #bloody #cease #enough #further

Winners in life visualize their success and look forward to reaping and enjoying the rewards of their accomplishments. They revel in their hard-earned victory, and that reinforces their superior level of self-confidence. ↗

— Lorii Myers

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The realization that we were so near to victory made life become very dear to me. I felt near home! ↗

— William Arthur Sirmon

#inspirattional #victory #war #life

You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing after great striving is the story of man, who was born to sorrow, whose sweetest songs tell of saddest thought, and who, if he is a hero, does nothing in life as becomingly as leaving it. ↗

— Roger Kahn

#defeat #victory #life