on defeat
“Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?”
Original quotes
From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on defeat
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
Sun TzuSun Tzu Have courage and a little willingness to venture and be defeated.
Robert FrostRobert Frost My principal method for defeating error and heresy is by establishing the truth. One purposes to fill a bushel with tares, but if I can fill it first with wheat, I may defy his attempts.
Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
Maya AngelouMaya Angelou While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.
Maya AngelouMaya Angelou By night, Love, tie your heart to mine, and the two together in their sleep will defeat the darkness.
Pablo NerudaPablo Neruda Tie your heart at night to mine, love, and both will defeat the darkness like twin drums beating in the forest against the heavy wall of wet leaves.
Pablo NerudaPablo Neruda