The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
“No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.”
“It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.”
“Dilige et quod vis fac. (Love and then what you will, do.)”
“There are some timid souls that will never know victory nor defeat.”
“The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.”
“Courage is the best slayer - courage which attacketh, for in every attack there is the sound of triumph.”
“Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure.”
“The definition of courage is going from defeat to defeat with enthusiasm.”
“Any time Uncle Sam, with all his machinery for warfare, is held to a draw by some rice eaters, he's lost the battle.”