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Beverley Nichols

"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat."

Beverley Nichols, English Writer
Defeat, Flowers
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"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat."

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"There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry."

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"The reason is that a military defeat of Britain will bring about the disintegration of the British Empire. This would not be of any benefit to Germany."

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"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."

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"I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat."

Russell Crowe, Australian Actor
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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."

Joshua Logan, American Director
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"We don't defeat evil by becoming evil."

Nick Clooney, American Politician
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"We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty
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"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus."

Bishop Robert South, English Theologian
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