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"The deepest human defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become."
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"When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat."
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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."
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"To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself."
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"I would be going until I went over the bounds of reality and was then caught up in a profound wish to be dead without having to go through the shaming defeat of suicide."
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"We don't defeat evil by becoming evil."
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"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."
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"Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides."
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"There are many victories worse than a defeat."
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"Man is not made for defeat."
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"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus."
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