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“A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers.” William Shakespeare, “Much Ado About Nothing” - 1600

“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” - 1903

“For nothing can seem foul to those that win.” William Shakespeare, “Henry IV, Part 1” - 1597

“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” - 1876

“The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.” Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly” - 2004

“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” - 2004

“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” - 2004

“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” - 1885

“I see it is still more difficult to look upon victory than upon battle.” Walter Scott, “Ivanhoe” - 1820

“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” - 1915

“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” - 5th century BC

“Thus it is that in 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” - 5th century BC

“How could he rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?” Lao Tzu, “Tao Te Ching” - 4th century BC

“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” - 1580

“There are defeats more triumphant than victories.” Michel de Montaigne, “The Essays of Michel de Montaigne” - 1580

“He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.” John Steinbeck, “East of Eden” - 1952

“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” - 5th century BC

“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” - 5th century BC

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1)
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (1)
Ivanhoe (1)
Of Human Bondage (1)
Tao Te Ching (1)
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