We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win. ~Edward Gibbon
The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going. ~David Starr Jordan
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. ~Horace Mann
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. ~Josh Billings
We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys. ~William Arthur Ward
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. ~Plato
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. ~Abraham Lincoln
Victory belongs to the most persevering. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
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