JeanPaul SartreOnce you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.
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When you know all of the details of the victory, you will not be able to find any difference between the two. If you have won, then you have beaten yourself. It is best to fight only on the battlefield of love. When you lose that battle, then you have lost on both fronts.
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