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noun

Victory n. (pl. victories) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; the opposite of defeat. "Death is swallowed up in victory." "God on our side, doubt not of victory." "Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation."

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"Victory" Quotes from Famous Books

... even majestic energies; but they are energies physical and mental: a grand triumph on what is called in Sanskrit philosophy the Rajasic plane. The second suggests, not energy and struggle, but repose and infinite calm. In the Moses, we sense warfare, with victory, to attain and to hold its attainment; in the Dai Butsu, something that has passed through all that aeons ago. In which is the greater sum of energies included? In the Dai Butsu certainly; wherein ...

— The Crest-Wave of Evolution • Kenneth Morris

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... the full flood of Liberal victory which followed the General Election of 1880, he saw what was coming. "What strikes one is the insecureness of the Liberals' hold upon office and upon public favour; the probability of the return, perhaps even more than once, of their adversaries to office, before that final and ...

— Matthew Arnold • G. W. E. Russell

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... with beauty's lightest wish," said he, "Complying love leads best to victory. "Nor let a furious 'No' thy bosom pain; "Beauty but slowly can endure a chain. "Slow Time the rage of lions will o'er-sway, "And bid them fawn on man. Rough rocks and rude "In gentle streams Time ...

— The Elegies of Tibullus • Tibullus

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... desert enabled him to form alliances with them, and thus obtain the semblance of an army. His first battle was fought between 314 Moslems and about 600 Meccans, and the inspiration of his fanaticism gave him the victory in spite of his ...

— Asiatic Breezes - Students on The Wing • Oliver Optic

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... little of the sarcastic humility which was more appropriate when directed against the son. Harry smiled still as he turned round and began to escort her back to the lawn. The smile annoyed Mina; it was a smile of victory. Well, the victory should not be ...

— Tristram of Blent - An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House • Anthony Hope

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