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Plato Quotes: There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.
         

There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.


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This page presents the quote "There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.". Author of this quote is Plato. This quote is about victory and defeat, men, character, worst, lowest, hands, responsibility, gains,.