Verb
live to fight another day (third-person singular simple present lives to fight another day, present participle living to fight another day, simple past and past participle lived to fight another day)
To persist despite a failure or difficulty.
And at the end of the day, if the movie's no good, I'll live to fight another day. Scott Caan
Rise O fallen fighters, rise and take your stance again, He who fight and run away, live to fight another day. Bob Marley
He who fights and runs away may live to fight another day. Hasidic Proverb
He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day. Traditional Proverb
He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day. American Proverb
Knecht, Catherine de' Medici, 263. As usual, Catherine advised the king, who had fled the city in the nick of time, to compromise and live to fight another day. Source: Internet