Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Man is not made for defeat.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory.

After victory, tighten your helmet chord.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

I fight if I need to, I dance if I need to, yet I won't compromise my integrity and pride.

If I get beaten I can walk away with my head high, knowing I have given everything.

I've been dropped. You get up, and you win the fight.

Yet there is a dignity in the human spirit which can become most clearly visible in the moment of defeat and disaster.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

Victory is not final. Defeat is not failure. It's all about courage.

In this world goodness is destined to be defeated. But a man must go down fighting. That is the victory. To do anything less is to be less than a man.

The word 'defeat' is not to be found in my dictionary, and everyone who is selected as a recruit in my army may be certain that there is no defeat for a satyagrahi.

Champions get up! When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something! Champions get up! Focus your mind, pull yourself together. If you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on! You are a champion. You are more than a conqueror. Keep the faith. Cry if you must. You are still here. God is not through with you yet. You were born to win. Champions get up! You are a champion. You have GREATNESS within you!

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.

We draw our strength from the battle. From our greatest conflicts come our greatest victories.

Simply to endure is to triumph.

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.

Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honor of losing and the joy of winning.

I carry my awareness of defeat like a banner of victory.

When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.

I feel very fortunate. I feel like an Olympian. When I watch the Olympics, I cry because I have been through that journey.