Top 50+ Famous Defeat Quotes
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We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us. – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. – Robert Green Ingersoll
Defeat is a state of mind, no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality. – Bruce Lee
Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. – Napoleon Hill
A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits. – Richard M. Nixon
I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it. – Lou Holtz
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. – John F. Kennedy
The bitterness of defeat adds to the sweetness of victory. – Matshona Dhliwayo
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. – Napoleon Hill
Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost. – Kobo Abe
Everyone wants to learn how to win, but no one wants to learn how to accept defeat. – Bruce Lee
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Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. – Anais Nin
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong. – Henry Ward Beecher
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat. – Christy Mathewson
The first step in our journey of prosperity often is defeat. – Edward Counsel
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult. – Winston Churchill
Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle. – Stevie Wonder
No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
Defeat is not Bitter, Unless you swallow it. – Joe Clark
Victory is sweetest when you’ve known defeat. – Malcolm Forbes
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
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The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. – Robert Green Ingersoll
Defeat is for those who, despite their fears, live with enthusiasm and faith.
Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war. – Ernest Hemingway
It is in experiencing and accepting the pain of defeat, that we may truly acknowledge the joy of victory.
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
It is okay to accept defeat, but it is not okay to accept failure. – Tiela Selepe
The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. – Bill Bradley
A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. – Louis L’Amour
Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact. – Norman Vincent Peale
No matter how often you are defeated, you are born to victory. – Emerson Quotes
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| Powerful Defeat Quotes |
Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success. – Matshona Dhliwayo
It is not defeat that destroys you, It is being demoralized by defeat that destroy you. – Imran Khan
Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be. – Ninon de L’Enclos
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. – Savant Quotes
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. – Michael de Montaigne Quotes
You’ve got to learn to survive a defeat. That’s when you develop character. – Richard M. Nixon
If you win, you need not have to explain If you lose, you should not be there to explain. – Adolf Hitler
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus. – South Quotes