Giving up
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
~ Marilyn von Savant
defeat
Defeat may serve as well as victory
“Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.” ~ Edwin Markham
Defeat is not the worst of failures
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ~ George Woodbury
Strategy without tactics
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. ~ Sun Tzu