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triumph quotes

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“In his fiery eyes of scorn and triumph, you then saw Ahab in all his fatal pride.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
“There are defeats more triumphant than victories.” Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne
“And yet when was the time that such have not cried out: heart-broken, humble protestants, unheard in the uproar of the triumph!” William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
“even the most timid women sometimes acquire a relish for the dreadful when that is amalgamated with a little triumph” Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd

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