In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.
Mighty victor, mighty lord, Low on his funeral couch he lies! No pitying heart, no eye, afford A tear to grace his obsequies.
Den stolzen Sieger stu« rzt sein eignes Glu« ck. The victor is often vanquished by his own success.
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