Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.

It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.

victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

So few are the easy victories as the ultimate failures.

For optimists, defeat is a challenge, a mere setback on the road to inevitable victory.

An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.

Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats

In death do triumph and failure humbly meet. We learn far less from victory than from defeat.

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

every failure is also a victory.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

Painful losses may prove much more valuable than wins