One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.
Interpretation
Defeat is only accepted when one chooses to give up.
This quote by Ferdinand Foch emphasizes the idea that defeat is not an inherent state but a decision made by an individual. It suggests that as long as one maintains the will to fight and persists in their efforts, they are not truly defeated, but rather are still in the process of achieving their goals, regardless of obstacles faced.
In practice
This quote can be used during a motivational speech at a sports event to encourage athletes to keep fighting.
The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case and never will be. One of the great factors on the next war will be aircraft obviously. The potentialities of aircraft attack on a large scale are almost incalculable.
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I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.
Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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