593 Quotes About Defeat

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary."(Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13, 3 May 1919)

In the art of war, if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the approaching battles. But if you know only yourself and not the enemy, for every victory, there will also be defeat.

Revenge is self-defeating. It will eat away you until there is nothing left.

Keep running; keep dreaming, keep alive the flame of hope; defeat and despair will not catch up with you

Revenge is the striking expression of defeat.

What we do when defeat stares us in the face is the real touchstone of character. But the very fact that success has time and again proved the means of awakening people to the knowledge of greater ability than they ever before dreamed they possessed, ought to hearten and encourage us to keep on no matter how often we fail. If we brace ourselves and continue to push forward we will ultimately win out. (From Everybody ahead, or getting the most out of life)

Sometimes it seems that giving up is really not about surrender at all. Rather, it’s about the person trying to convince themselves that they were actually fighting in the first place.

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

Failure is not defeat. It is the start of lifelong learning adventure.