Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.
—Arabic Proverb
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
—Napoleon I (1769–1821) Emperor of France
We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
—Golda Meir (1898–1978) Israeli Head of State
The victor belongs to the spoils.
—Unknown
Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
—Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) American Military Leader
No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself beneficial to the conquered as well as to the conquerors.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Reconciliation is more beautiful than victory.
—Violeta Chamorro (1929–2025) Former President of Nicaragua
If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.
—Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015) American Christian Televangelist, Author
A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
—Simone de Beauvoir (1908–86) French Philosopher, Writer, Feminist
The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them.
—Laozi (fl.6th Century BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
The smile of God is victory.
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–92) American Quaker Poet, Abolitionist
Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.
—Polybius (c.200–c.118 BCE) Greek Historian
In ourselves are triumph and defeat.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic
Victory becomes, to some degree, a state of mind. Knowing ourselves superior to the anxieties, troubles, and worries which obsess us, we are superior to them.
—Basil King (1859–1928) Canadian Clergyman
Be brief, for no talk can please when too long. Being prepared is half the victory.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
Genuine victories, the sole conquests yielding no remorse, are those gained over ignorance
—Napoleon I (1769–1821) Emperor of France
I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.
—Bill Veeck (1914–86) American Baseball Executive, Owner
A masterful retreat is itself a victory.
—Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American Clergyman, Self-Help Author
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.
—Bill Russell (1934–2022) American Basketball Player, Coach
Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.
—Ralph Washington Sockman (1889–1970) American Methodist Clergyman
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
—Sophocles (495–405 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
—Laozi (fl.6th Century BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
—Paul G. Hoffman (1891–1974) American Businessperson, Government Official
We must stand together; if we don’t, there will be no victory for any one of us.
—Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones) (1837–1930) Irish-American Labor Activist
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
—Buddhist Teaching
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
—Sun Tzu (fl.c.544–496 BCE) Chinese General, Military Theorist
Faith—not a faith in one’s self or in one’s own powers but faith in principle; in the Something Great which upholds right, and which may be relied upon to give us the victory in due time. Without this faith it is not possible for any one to rise to real greatness.
—Wallace Wattles (1860–1911) American New Thought Author
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