It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It is more honorable to lose while upholding a noble cause than to win through dishonest tricks.
- In plain terms
- Lose with honor instead of winning with tricks.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain your principles even in defeat.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is it ever worth compromising your values to win?
- How do you define a honorable loss?
Another view
Sometimes pragmatic compromises are necessary to achieve greater good.
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