593 Quotes About Defeat

Peace with non-fundamentalists terrifies the fundamentalist because to them, being Christian doesn't mean just being 'good' - it means being 'better' than others. Being better that others means having to see them as enemies - and making war on them. The fundamentalist views not being allowed to make war on their enemies as oppression of their faith, or defeat.

You win, not by defeating others, but by performing better than before.

Defeat none but one; yourself; for a better self than you were before.

Life as a defeated warrior with dignity is lot better than the king ruling without it.

I can't defeat anyone except my past and transcend to be better.

What comes through war is given back through war. All spoils will be retaken, all plunder will be dispersed. All victors will be defeated and every city filled with prey will be sacked in its turn.

When a country is defeated, there remain only mountains and rivers, and on a ruined castle in spring only grasses thrive. I sat down on my hat and wept bitterly till I almost forgot time.A thicket of summer grassIs all that remainsOf the dreams and ambitionsOf ancient warriors.

They want us to fight and hate each other not for the war but for control. So that we will depend on them not only for the commands but for the peace and joy. They need us to live in fear so that we will look and ask for answers. Look for it and see for yourself, understanding and healthful faith is what they don’t want. I wouldn’t say it’s that they hate us and need us all to die but if you look at it from the beginning. If one doesn’t do it the other will.

The chains that break you, are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you, are the chains you break.