Conquest Quote by Jeanette Winterson

“Victory breeds hatred. The defeated live in pain. Happily the peaceful live, giving up victory and defeat.”

— Siddhārtha Gautama

“Every victory enlarges the magnitude of our possible defeat.”

— John Williams

“There's no such thing as a limited victory. You must protect what you have won. You must take is seriously.”

— Jeanette Winterson

“We must conserve our strengths for the battles we can win.”

— David Henry Hwang

“Victory was not so much in being perfect toward each other. Rather, victory would flow out of how they dealt with their failures.”

— Tessa Afshar

“Sometimes victory is won by surrendering something great. And in surrender, we unburden ourselves so clarity can come through.”

— Lydia Michaels

“This is an unfair thing about war: victory is claimed by all, failure to one alone.”

— Tacitus

“Victory is a stance taken to move from being a victim to being a victor.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

“When others, out of Jealousy, Mistreat me with abuse, slander, and so on, I will practice accepting defeat And offering the victory to them.”

— Christopher Titmuss

“there is no victory without a battle.”

— Chelsea Fine

“Who speaks of victory? To endure is all.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“The victories may be small, but one small victory to a defeated mind is a big victory.”

— Stephen Guise