Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Conquerors, Conquered

Conquerors are like fires, the greater their brilliancy, the larger the ruin they leave behind them.Punch.

Earth’s law: The conquered are the wrong.Bulwer.

He conquers who sticks in his saddle.Italian.

He hath conquered that hath made his enemies fly.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of victory.Publius Syrus.

He that will conquer must fight.

Let him live who conquers.Don Quixote.

Long life to the conqueror.Spanish.

Most men cry, Long live the conqueror.

The conquered is never called wise nor the conqueror rash.