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“Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: (1) He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. (2) He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces. (3) He will win whose army is animated by...” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers.” William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
“Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin.” Muhammad Ali, The Soul of a Butterfly
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.” George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
“The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.” Muhammad Ali, The Soul of a Butterfly
“In a competition of love we'll all share in the victory, no matter who comes in first.” Muhammad Ali, The Soul of a Butterfly
“There are defeats more triumphant than victories.” Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne
“I find I am much prouder of the victory I obtain over myself, when, in the very ardour of dispute, I make myself submit to my adversary's force of reason, than I am pleased with the victory I obtain over him through his weakness.” Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne
“How could he rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?” Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“The problem for us was to move forward to a decisive victory, or our cause was lost.” Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
“For nothing can seem foul to those that win.” William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1
“Tom's army won a great victory, after a long and hard-fought battle. Then the dead were counted, prisoners exchanged, the terms of the next disagreement agreed upon, and the day for the necessary battle appointed; after which the armies fell into...” Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.” W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage
“He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.” John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“For we seek not the worldwide victory of one nation or system but a worldwide victory of man. The modern globe is too small, its weapons are too destructive, and its disorders are too contagious to permit any other kind of victory.” John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address
“There are victories whose glory lies only in the fact that they are known to those who win them.” Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“I see it is still more difficult to look upon victory than upon battle.” Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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