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Upon the whole it was a Glorious day-Our men are in the Spirits-and I am confident we shall give them a total defeat the next Action; which is at no great distance.

— Anthony Wayne

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

— Edwin Markham

No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

— Al Gore

And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.

— Ferdowsi

Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.

— Che Guevara

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.

— Chief Joseph

Let us cherish the hope that the day is not far distant when we will be in the midst of this next adventure.

— Ernest Lawrence

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.

— Vince Lombardi

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.

— Charles Reade

✗Opposing Perspectives

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

— Ben Stein