Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Victory is the child of preparation and determination.
There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.
Defeat has its lessons as well as victory.
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus, every boy is a challenge to his elders.
No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.