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Quote by William Wordsworth
For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; fait

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good. – William Wordsworth

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Happier of happy though I be, like them I cannot take possession of the sky, mount with a thoughtless impulse, and wheel there, one of a mighty multitude whose way and motion is a harmony and dance magnificent. – William Wordsworth

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We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou

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Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong. – Henry Ward Beecher

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It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. – Henry Ward Beecher

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