The first wrote, wine is the strongest. The second wrote, the king is strongest. The third wrote, women are strongest: but above all things truth beareth away the victory.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
—Sun Tzu (fl. c.544–496 BCE) Chinese General, Military Theorist
Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.
—Ralph Washington Sockman (1889–1970) American United Methodist Pastor
He conquers twice who conquers himself in victory.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
Victory is by nature insolent and haughty.
—Cicero (106BCE–43BCE) Roman Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Lawyer
The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things most shameful and vile.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
Private victories precede public victories. You can’t invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
—Stephen Covey (1932–2012) American Self-help Author
Victory is won not in miles, but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later win a little more.
—Louis L’Amour (1908–88) American Novelist, Short-story Writer
Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.
—Arabic Proverb
By yielding you may obtain victory
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (c.43 BCE–c.18 CE) Roman Poet
A victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
—Pierre Corneille (1606–84) French Poet, Dramatist
Wherever work is done, victory is attained.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
—Simone de Beauvoir (1908–86) French Philosopher, Writer, Feminist
I will attained victory by God and my sword.
—Anonymous
If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result is victory, then you must not fight, even at the ruler’s bidding.
—Sun Tzu (fl. c.544–496 BCE) Chinese General, Military Theorist
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
—Frederick William Faber (1814–63) British Hymn writer, Theologian
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who’ve no retreat.
—John Gay (1685–1732) English Poet, Dramatist
The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul, to either conquer or perish with honor, is the secret of victory.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
—Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–80) French Philosopher, Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter, Political 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
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
The victor belongs to the spoils.
—Unknown
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
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 (fl. c.544–496 BCE) Chinese General, Military Theorist
We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win.
—Edward Gibbon (1737–94) English Historian, Politician
You ask what the aim is? I tell you it is victory…total victory.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author