35 Defeat quotes that'll make you a much stronger person. Here are the best defeat quotes to read from famous people that will bring out the better version of you. Defeat is painful, and it lowers a person's moral and self-esteem. Everyone experiences defeat, but don't let it swallow you, move forward, learn from your defeat, and try again. May these feeling defeated quotes inspire you not to surrender, give it your all, that will without question, provide a route to whatever goals you're trying to achieve, and ultimately to the success that you deserve. Share these quotes about being defeated with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. - Richard M. Nixon
2. Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. - Ralph Ellison
3. But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. - Ernest Hemingway
4. We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
5. If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost. - Zig Ziglar
6. I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life. - Muhammad Ali
7. Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat. - Adolf Hitler
8. You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character. - Richard M. Nixon
9. It is not defeat that destroys you, it is being demoralized by defeat that destroy you. - Imran Khan
10. Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. - Anais Nin
11. The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. - Sun Tzu
12. I've always believed that the only defeats and victories that matter in life are those you lose or win alone, against yourself. - Mihail Sebastian
13. When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
14. The chains that break you, are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you, are the chains you break. - Anthony Liccione
15. I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. - Tom Landry
16. In the art of war, if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the approaching battles. But if you know only yourself and not the enemy, for every victory, there will also be defeat. - Emily Thorne
17. The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. - Bill Bradley
18. Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged. - Bruce Lee
19. A man that never met defeat would never have known any great victory. - Orison Swett Marden
20. An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory. - Millard Fillmore
21. Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses, on your powers, instead of your problems. - Paul J. Meyer
22. It is in the defeat that we find the ingredients for the next success. - Craig D. Lounsbrough
23. It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success. - Martin Seligman
24. Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you. - LL Cool J
25. When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. - Quintilian
26. Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat. - Horatio Nelson
27. The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again. - Winnie Harlow
28. There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. - Bernard Williams
29. Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. - Edwin Markham
30. You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists. - Michael T. Flynn
31. But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts. - Daisaku Ikeda
32. Defeat has its lessons as well as victory. - Pat Buchanan
33. As soon as you concern yourself with the good and bad of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. - Morihei Ueshiba
34. The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become. - Ashley Montagu
35. Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today. - Maxwell Maltz
1. Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits. - Richard M. Nixon
2. Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. - Ralph Ellison
3. But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. - Ernest Hemingway
4. We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
5. If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost. - Zig Ziglar
6. I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life. - Muhammad Ali
7. Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat. - Adolf Hitler
8. You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character. - Richard M. Nixon
9. It is not defeat that destroys you, it is being demoralized by defeat that destroy you. - Imran Khan
10. Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. - Anais Nin
11. The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. - Sun Tzu
12. I've always believed that the only defeats and victories that matter in life are those you lose or win alone, against yourself. - Mihail Sebastian
13. When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
14. The chains that break you, are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you, are the chains you break. - Anthony Liccione
15. I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. - Tom Landry
16. In the art of war, if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the approaching battles. But if you know only yourself and not the enemy, for every victory, there will also be defeat. - Emily Thorne
17. The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. - Bill Bradley
18. Remember no man is really defeated unless he is discouraged. - Bruce Lee
19. A man that never met defeat would never have known any great victory. - Orison Swett Marden
20. An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory. - Millard Fillmore
21. Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses, on your powers, instead of your problems. - Paul J. Meyer
22. It is in the defeat that we find the ingredients for the next success. - Craig D. Lounsbrough
23. It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success. - Martin Seligman
24. Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you. - LL Cool J
25. When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield. - Quintilian
26. Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat. - Horatio Nelson
27. The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again. - Winnie Harlow
28. There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. - Bernard Williams
29. Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. - Edwin Markham
30. You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists. - Michael T. Flynn
31. But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts. - Daisaku Ikeda
32. Defeat has its lessons as well as victory. - Pat Buchanan
33. As soon as you concern yourself with the good and bad of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. - Morihei Ueshiba
34. The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become. - Ashley Montagu
35. Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today. - Maxwell Maltz