Defeat Quotes

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that men makes invincible.

Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.

Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.

A man is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits.

There are important cases in which the difference between half a heart and a whole heart makes just the difference between signal defeat and a splendid victory.

There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.

The tragedy of life is not that man loses but that he almost wins.

The world has no use for a defeated soldier and nothing too good for a victor.

In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.