Defeat Quote by John Steinbeck

“chuckling—the sound he made when any force in the world defeated him. He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a…

— John Steinbeck

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even…

— Sallust

“Victory, is like a boxer that hangs his gloves, after the consecutive losses; sometimes walking away is what builds character, than the actual fight.…

— Anthony Liccione

Defeat in itself was part and parcel of the great gambling game of politics. A man who could not accept it and try again…

— Agnes Sligh Turnbull

“The joy of victory isn't nearly as strong as the despair you experience in defeat, and those happy feelings after winning are fleeting compared…

— Fumio Sasaki

His conviction that everything happened for a reason, and would come to good, gave him laughing equanimity even in hard times.

— Laura Hillenbrand

The art of victory is learned in defeat.

— Simon Bolivar

In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If a fighter suffers defeat, especially in a fight he feels he won, it will never leave his mind. He is always going to…

— Chris Eubank, Jr

One can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat.

— Anderson Silva

It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.

— Floyd Patterson

“A smart man understood that victory was not inevitable. An even smarter man knew that defeat was never really total if you figured out…

— David Baldacci