inner victory Quotes

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful.

The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart.

Though thousand times a thousand in battle one may conquer, yet should one conquer just oneself, one is the greatest conqueror.

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.

True victory is self-victory; let that day arrive quickly!

True victory is victory over oneself.

Battles are won in the hearts of men.

There is no such thing as defeat except when it comes from within. As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated, he is not defeated-he's just a little behind and isn't through fighting.

Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield a thousand times, yet he, indeed, who would conquer himself is the noblest victor.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

The conquering of self is truly greater than were one to conquer many worlds.

Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

We may get knocked down on the outside, but the key to living in victory is to learn how to get up on the inside.

I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.

Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

As long as you fight, you cannot lose... if you leave everything out there, it doesn't matter if you win or lose. To me you can never lose.

Aikido can be summed up like this: True victory is self-victory; let that day arrive quickly! (True victory) means unflinching courage; (self-victory) symbolizes unflagging effort; and (let that day arrive quickly) represents the glorious moment of triumph in the here and now.

For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish the selfish self within, that part which looks only to its own preservation, to save its own skin. That, I saw, was the victory you Spartans had gained over yourselves. That was the glue. It was what you had learned and it made me stay, to learn it too.

I believe that if you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you will hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. This is the sure way to win victories over inner defeat. It is the way a humble person meets life or death.