Every defeat contains within it the seeds of future victory,... - Alfred von Schlieffen

"Every defeat contains within it the seeds of future victory, if one is willing to study them."

Alfred von Schlieffen Perseverance

Military General German 1833–1913

More from Alfred von Schlieffen

"The whole of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier."

"In strategy the longest cut is often the shortest way home."

"Know thyself, and then thou shalt know all things."

"The art of war is the art of concentration."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."