“The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”
“...the important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete…not victory but combat…not to have vanquished but to have fought well…not winning but taking part…”
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.”
“He fought the men and he slayed the monsters and he bested the gods, and at last the hero, having conquered all, earned the thing that he wanted most. To go home.”
“The most important thing in life is knowing the most important things in life.”
“The most important thing we ever have to learn in life is to live with our choices.”