Essentials Quote by Pierre de Coubertin

The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well.

— Pierre de Coubertin

“The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have…

— Pierre de Courbertin

Who speaks of conquering? To endure is everything.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.

— Cleopatra

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

— Pierre de Coubertin

“What triumph more complete than that of extorting from a conquered foe the admission that he is conquered?”

— Anonymous

When you conquer something, it means you fought for it.

— Jeaniene Frost

For themselves they fought, for themselves they conquered, and for themselves alone they have they have right to hold.

— Thomas Jefferson

“To spare the conquered, and beat down the proud.”

— St Augustine

To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.

— Pierre Corneille

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

— Yanni

“agreement around principles, goals and identity among the conquered is almost always hostile to the victor and carry the seeds of future rebellion.”

— Don Pinnock