In this world, goodness is destined to be defeated.
Should I pursue a path so twisted? Should I crawl defeated and gifted?
The Palestinians must be made to understand in the deepest recesses of their consciousness that they are a defeated people.
In both cases, weakness and scruples had defeated strength and ruthlessness.
Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
Satan gets disturbed -and defeated -when you decide to do more that be a Sunday-morning Christian.
Dwarfs have also the right to despise the giants, because giants too can be defeated!
I'm falling back on what some of the standard protocols for politics are after victory. We in America do not prosecute defeated political enemies.
God's Heart is especially tender toward the downtrodden and the defeated. He knows your name and He has seen every tear you have shed.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
The necessity of procuring good Intelligence is apparent & need not be further urged-All that remains for me to add, is, that you keep the whole matter as secret as possible. For upon Secrecy, Success depends in most Enterprizes of the kind, and for want of it, they are generally defeated, however well planned & promising a favourable issue.
The most important thing is not victory, the most important thing is don't get defeated.
There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything.
We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
Chaos is always losing, but never defeated
I just feel like with God you can't be defeated.
For it is only in accepting death that one can truly live, and for the human animal, death has always been the great black beast from the abyss to be dreaded or defeated or avoided or hated - but never looked upon clearly face to face.
Have the courage to speak your mind and tell the truth from a position of love rather than anger or fear, being open to accept the views of others without feeling threatened or defeated, relinquishing the ego's need to be in control by demonstrating the willingness to do whatever it takes to establish peace.
We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr. , esquire.
The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country so that we have a reasoned and thoughtful approach and that the American public buys into it.