Great saying by great authors Quote by Abraham Lincoln

I expect to maintain this contest until successful, or till I die, or am conquered, or my term expires, or Congress or the country…

— Abraham Lincoln

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

— Epictetus

Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and…

— George Washington

It is the contest that delights us, and not the victory.

— Blaise Pascal

I'm looking forward to the day when my country is saved - and the current winner becomes a loser.

— Garry Kasparov

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

If I persist long enough I will win.

— Og Mandino

The fact is, the contest has always been invulnerability, and even when you win, you still lose.

— Brenna Yovanoff

As we are now engaged in this contest, all my wishes, all my desires and all the energies of my hand and heart will…

— Jubal Early

If you do not hope, you will not win that which is not hoped for, since it is unattainable and inaccessible.

— Heraclitus

Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by nature, and for which…

— Alexander the Great

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from…

— Steven Brust