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“It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying.”

War Victory Army Beaten Follow Up Cavalry Rallying

Book:Napoleon's Military Maxims

Source: Napoleon's Military Maxims

“The first and most important rule to observe...is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to concentrate our power as much as possible against that section where the chief blows are to be delivered and to incur disadvantages elsewhere, so that our chances of success may increase at the decisive point. The third rule is never to waste time. Finally, the fourth rule is to follow up our successes with the utmost energy. Only pursuit of the beaten enemy gives the fruits of victory.”

Giving Firsts May Important Use Energy Force Chance Enemy Victory Waste Thirds Increase Fruit Blow Pursuit Chiefs Wasting Time Elsewhere Fourth Beaten Sections Disadvantages Follow Up

Author:Carl von Clausewitz

“I think that it's perhaps harder to learn from victory than it is from defeat. I think that we don't want defeat. We don't want defeat in sport. We don't want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What's going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?”

Thinking Want Might Games Causes Sports Loses Deals Victory Harder Defeat Beaten

Author:Bobby Knight

“I don't get tired, because every time a woman doesn't die or doesn't get beaten or doesn't get raped or doesn't get honor-killed or doesn't get acid-burned, it's a huge victory.”

Dies Huge Victory Honor Tired Burned Beaten Acid

Author:Eve Ensler

“Neither the victories of the Olympic Games nor those achieved in battles make the man happy. The only victories that make him happy are those achieved against himself. Temptations and tests are combats. You have beaten one, two, many times; still fight. If you defeat at last you will be happy your entire life, as if you have always defeated.”

Ifs Men Stills Two Lasts Fighting Games He Man Victory Battle Tests Defeat Temptation Combat Defeated Beaten Olympic Games

Author:Epictetus

“Revenge is the concern of those who are at some point or other beaten. I am not beaten, I told myself. No, not beaten. And victory is far more interesting to contemplate than revenge.”

Interesting Victory Concern Revenge Contemplating Beaten

Book:The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle

Source: The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle

“He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.”

Littles Ideas Laughing Victory Defeat Stealing Beaten

Book:East of Eden

Source: East of Eden

“To conquer the command in the air means victory; to be beaten in the air means defeat.”

Mean Air Military Victory Defeat Command Conquer Beaten

Book:Command Of The Air

Source: Command Of The Air