Even victors are by victories undone.

Quote by John Dryden

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For they conquer who believe they can.

For they conquer who believe they can.

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

If you be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams -...

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may...

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may...

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

By education most have been misled; so they believe, because they were bred. The priest...

By education most have been misled; so they believe, because they were bred. The priest...

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

Shame on the body for breaking down while the spirit perseveres.

War is the trade of Kings.

War is the trade of Kings.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

War is the trade of kings.

War is the trade of kings.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

The play's about forgiveness,

The play's about forgiveness,

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...