Best Defeat Lines

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He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Defeat is always momentary. — Peter Jackson
A defeat to a brave man is only a victory deferred. — James Ellis
Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men, if they can manage it, contrive to be healthy! — Thomas Carlyle
Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and… — Bertrand Russell
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… — Sun Tzu
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. — Sun Tzu
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. — Sun Tzu
Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality. — Bruce Lee
We see men who have accumulated great fortunes, but we often recognize only their triumph, overlooking the temporary defeats which they had to surmount before… — Napoleon Hill
The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at… — Thomas Jefferson
The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret — Leo Buscaglia
The earth has enough knowledge and resources to eradicate this ancient scourge. Hunger has plagued the world for thousands of years. But ending it is… — George McGovern
100 political parties put together can never defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, come 2015 presidential election. — Patience Jonathan
Censorship defeats the right to self determination. — Unknown Author
Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the… — William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Desert Storm was a war which involved the massive use of air power and a victory achieved by the U.S. and multinational air force units.… — Unknown Author
We will get them stuck in the mud and we will certainly defeat them. — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
We are determined to defeat them and destroy them on the walls of our capital, as we are determined to destroy their miserable armies in… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
What you accept in victory, you must accept in defeat. — Don Meyer
We cannot accept in victory what we would not accept in defeat. — Dick Bennett
The Flag still floats unblotted with defeat! But ah the blood that keeps its ripples red, The starry lives that keep its field alight. — Rupert Hughes
If lessons are learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education. — Unknown Author
Noble souls, through dust and heat, rise from disaster and defeat the stronger. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We are all going to fall short. We are going to have some bitter losses, very painful defeats and failures. We have to use those… — Karch Kiraly

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