In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Defeat Quotes

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of...

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

~Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to...

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside...

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside...

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a...

Civilization will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a...

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like...

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of...

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best...

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

A guilty suffering spirit is more open to grace than an apathetic or smug soul.

A guilty suffering spirit is more open to grace than an apathetic or smug soul.

Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.

Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.