But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for. Paulo Coelho
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated. Will Rogers
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. Muhammad Ali
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things. Rainer Maria Rilke
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. Sallust