Adversaries Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

“Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.” quote by Henry Ward Beecher — Download Open image

“Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.”

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I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.

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