A Quote by Erno Paasilinna

It is also a victory to know when to retreat.

Erno Paasilinna

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Also Know Retreat Victory

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Erno Paasilinna
Finnish - Writer
March 14, 1935 - September 30, 2000

It was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of victory but only the retreat of the French forces engaged in the battle.

Philip Gibbs

You know, you don't retreat in the defense of freedom. You don't retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You don't retreat because people are going to defend bad things.

Russell Pearce

Masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Norman Vincent Peale

A masterful retreat is itself a victory.

Norman Vincent Peale

Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance; insufferable in victory.

Winston Churchill

I appeal to the people to vote for BJP in 2019 as it will be your victory, the victory of the country and also the victory of facilities that you will be given.

Kirron Kher

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Norman Vincent Peale

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

John Gay

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.

Sun Tzu

A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.

Polybius

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

Winston Churchill

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you now Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.

Sun Tzu

I am proposing to you as a rallying emblem the letter V, because V is the first letter of the words 'Victoire' in French, and 'Vrijheid' in Flemish... the Victory which will give us back our freedom, the Victory of our good friends the English. Their word for Victory also begins with V. As you see, things fit all round.