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> [“If a man feared defeat, he would never give battle... Every victory is inevitably succeeded by defeat. It is the nature of our lives. A man might fight a thousand battles and emerge triumphant from every one; still, he will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/if-a-man-feared-defeat-he-would-never-give-battle-every-victory-is/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

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## More by Brian Ruckley

> [“I think now, looking back, that we all die, little by little, as each of those we love departs before us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/i-think-now-looking-back-that-we-all-die-little-by-little-as-each-of/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“If a man feared defeat, he would never give battle... Every victory is inevitably succeeded by defeat. It is the nature of our lives.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/if-a-man-feared-defeat-he-would-never-give-battle-every-victory-is/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“Power loves not the light of day, nor the attention of curious eyes. In darkness it thrives most...A lord may send his army hither…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/power-loves-not-the-light-of-day-nor-the-attention-of-curious-eyes-in/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“When a man may whisper in a close ear, and that whisper be repeated far away and many moons later, then he has power.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/when-a-man-may-whisper-in-a-close-ear-and-that-whisper-be-repeated/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [Loss alone is but the wounding of a heart; it is memory that makes it our ruin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/loss-alone-is-but-the-wounding-of-a-heart-it-is-memory-that-makes-it/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“Think how much happier the world might be if people sought approval for what they do from their children instead of their ancestors.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/think-how-much-happier-the-world-might-be-if-people-sought-approval/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“unwise to dance with wishes unless you’ve the mettle for it. Wishing for what is not is a fast way to poison your heart.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/unwise-to-dance-with-wishes-unless-you-ve-the-mettle-for-it-wishing/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“Power loves not the light of day, nor the attention of curious eyes. In darkness it thrives most. Examined too closely, it wither.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/power-loves-not-the-light-of-day-nor-the-attention-of-curious-eyes-in-2/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“For you, and and all the other readers who have followed the story to its conclusion”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/for-you-and-and-all-the-other-readers-who-have-followed-the-story-to/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

> [“There's more things in the world that are old and deep than these men of philosophy and science we're infested with these days can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ruckley/there-s-more-things-in-the-world-that-are-old-and-deep-than-these-men/)

[Brian Ruckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ruckley/)

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