A Quote by Duke of Wellington
Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
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Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.
The next worse thing to a battle lost is a battle won.
My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side I do not see how we can loose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The battle is in the fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is battle for freedom. It is the battle of reclamation of human personality.
I believe in the battle-whether it's the battle of a campaign or the battle of this office, which is a continuing battle.
Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires.
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the future of Christian civilisation.
The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.
Pastors have historically understood their primary battle to be not the battle to build a big church, but the battle against the power of sin.
The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.
I have ever found it, when I have thought the battle was over and the conquest gained, and so let down my watch, the enemy has risen up and done me the greatest injury.
A little neglect may breed great mischief. ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost.
My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
If there is no way out and confrontation and battle is inevitable, one can use power and strategy, balance and wisdom and enlightenment to win, of course. But the best battle is the battle that is never fought.
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