Beloved Quote by Ashoka

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

— Plato

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

— William Blake

God has given to man no sharper spur to victory than contempt of death.

— Hannibal

What is important is not victory or the position of a victor, but rather the labor of striving towards God and devotion to Him.

— John of Shanghai and San Francisco

There is no God-given right to victory on the battlefield. You win that through the skill and the devotion, the valor and the ferocity…

— Jim Mattis

One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious.

— Ignatius of Loyola

Man's first and greatest victory must be won against the gods.

— Andre Gide

God's delight is received upon surrender, not awarded upon conquest.

— Max Lucado

Although God's people find many successes in the world, they must not fall prey to a spirit of pride. We succeed not because of…

— Max Anders

Any defeat, however trivial, may be fatal to a savior of the plain people. They never admire a messiah with a bloody nose.

— H. L. Mencken

Thus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.

— Christopher Columbus

Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.

— Gautama Buddha