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About this quote

What does it mean?
Winning strategies are often learned through losing.
In plain terms
You learn how to win by experiencing defeat.
What can you take from it?
Defeat is a necessary teacher for victory.

Where it applies

  • sports
  • warfare
  • business strategy

Putting it to work

  • post-mortem analysis
  • training exercises

Questions to consider

  • Does failure always teach us how to succeed?

Another view

Not all defeats lead to future victory.

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  3. Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals.

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