Victory Quotes - Page 26

• But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge: for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men.

  Francis Bacon

  Knowledge, Science, Men

  Francis Bacon (1765). “The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, in five volumes”, p.81

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• If any human being earnestly desire to push on to new discoveries instead of just retaining and using the old; to win victories over Nature as a worker rather than over hostile critics as a disputant; to attain, in fact, clear and demonstrative knowlegde instead of attractive and probable theory; we invite him as a true son of Science to join our ranks.

  Francis Bacon

  Science, Son, Winning

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• A disobedient soul will win no victory, even if the Lord Jesus himself, in person, were to hear its confession.

  Mary Faustina Kowalska

  Jesus, Winning, Soul

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• Every morning during meditation, I prepare myself for the whole day's struggle. Holy Communion assures me that I will win the victory; and so it is. I fear the day when I do not receive Holy Communion. This bread of the Strong gives me all the strength I need to carry on my mission and the courage to do whatever the Lord asks of me. The courage and strength that are in me are not of me, but of Him who lives in me - it is the Eucharist.

  Mary Faustina Kowalska

  Christian, Strong, Morning

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

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Sweet, Next, Overcoming

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.62

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• A defeat to a brave man is only a victory deferred.

  James Ellis

  Men, Brave, Defeat

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• War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A war to protect other human beings against tyrannical injustice; a war to give victory to their own ideas of right and good, and which is their own war, carried on for an honest purpose by their own free choice - is often the means of their regeneration.

  John Stuart Mill

  War, Mean, Patriotic

  John Stuart Mill (1867). “Thoughts on parliamentary reform. Recent writers on reform. Bain's psychology. A few words on non-intervention. The contest in America. Austin on jurisprudence. Plato”, p.204

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• Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men, if they can manage it, contrive to be healthy!

  Thomas Carlyle

  Health, Exercise, Men

  Thomas Carlyle (1855). “Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: By Thomas Carlyle”, p.521

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• To live moment to moment is the life of meditation. Then life becomes spontaneous without any effort; then nobody can make you miserable, nobody can disappoint you, nobody can make you a failure because in the first place you were not trying to be a success; you were not asking the future to be in a certain way. So whatever happens, the next moment you can rejoice. It is always your victory.

  Rajneesh

  Effort, Meditation, Trying

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• According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?

  Sun Tzu

  War, Assessment, Troops

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.113, Shambhala Publications

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• Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you now Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Heaven, Doubt

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• If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Inspiration

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.11, Cosimo, Inc.

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• If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Greatest Victory

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.11, Cosimo, Inc.

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• In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Campaigns, Objects

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.11, Lulu.com

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• Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Lying, Defense

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.74, Adams Media

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• It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Law

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.75, Shambhala Publications

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• So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Persistence

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.65, Shambhala Publications

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• The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Battle, Sides

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.56, Shambhala Publications

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• To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is not really good.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Battle, Perceive

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.90, Shambhala Publications

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• To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Battle, Conquer

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• Weapons are the tools of violence;all decent men detest them.Weapons are the tools of fear;a decent man will avoid themexcept in the direst necessityand, if compelled, will use themonly with the utmost restraint.Peace is his highest value.If the peace has been shattered,how can he be content?His enemies are not demons,but human beings like himself.He doesn't wish them personal harm.Nor does he rejoice in victory.How could he rejoice in victoryand delight in the slaughter of men?He enters a battle gravely,with sorrow and with great compassion,as if he were attending a funeral

  Laozi

  Peace, Compassion, Men

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• ...it is impossible for a genuine people's revolution in any country to win victory without various forms of help from the international revolutionary forces.

  Mao Zedong

  Country, Communication, Winning

  Zedong Mao (1959). “On people's democratic dictatorship: written in commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, July 1, 1949”

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• Satan will battle you with doubt and unbelief, but God has victory waiting for you if you'll keep trusting and believing Him.

  Joyce Meyer

  Jesus, Believe, Waiting

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• There is no failure in life. It all depends how you take things. If you are desiring too much - you want to reach too high, and you cannot - then there is frustration and failure. But if you are not desiring anything and you are perfectly happy wherever you are, life is moment-to-moment victory.

  Rajneesh

  Frustration, Want, Too Much

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• I told my caddie today that I am in the position that I want to be in. That this is what I have been waiting for, to win my tenth victory. I said that I am going to do everything that I can do today and that nothing is going to stop me.

  Annika Sorenstam

  Golf, Winning, Waiting

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