Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
Quotes to Explore
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.
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Males have probably always enjoyed watching the defeat of other males, but without the invention of numerals and the subsequent invention of the concept of keeping score, we could never have had a million sports channels.
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Moviewise, I would love to make the story of princess Erendira. She was a 16 year old princess/warrior who led her tribe in war against the Spanish around 1513. She almost defeated them, and the Tarascans were the only tribe the Aztecs couldn't defeat.
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What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.
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Yet, history has shown that if material force can defeat some ideologies it can no longer obliterate a civilization without destabilizing the whole planet.
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Sooner or later, Israel will have to defeat Hamas. There is no way around it.
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He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
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Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.
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It is always so, I guess, validating when you meet somebody that you esteem -- and then they turn out to be everything [you thought] and more.
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You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.
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Gotta get myself a million, gonna turn that into a billion.
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Joy and sadness come by turns.
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Our needs are our greatest asset. It turns out I've learned to give all the things that I need.
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Anything that I do is something that I'm passionate about and really believe in, no matter how it turns out.
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You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine
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When I fall in love I take my time There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind You can turn off the sun but I'm still gonna shine and I'll tell you why.
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Some make the world go round; others watch it turn.
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There is no greater magnificence than to defeat oneself. That is the magnificence.
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The real fighter knows perfectly well that there is no difference between victory and defeat, friend and enemy, day and night, life and death.
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This can be lonely work, but it connects you to other people in ways that many of the things we could do with our lives do not.
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Sinners with broken and contrite hearts have but one desire. Filled with thanksgiving, they want to love Him who loved them so much. They are so overwhelmed that He has borne their sins and carried them away. When we receive forgiveness, our hearts are so filled with joy that we cannot help but love Him with a lavish love. We cannot help but give our lives to Him who gave His life for us and set us free from the prison of sin. We cannot stop thanking Him, and so we do everything possible to bring Him joy and to bestow our gifts upon Him, serving Him with all our talents and strength. And this is what heaven is all about: centering upon Jesus and loving Him above all else.
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We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.
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It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.
