John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1989 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1989 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | Pyrrhus, when his friends congratulated to him his victory over the Romans under Fabricius, but with great slaughter of his own side, said to them, “Yes; but if we have such another victory, we are undone.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apothegms. No. 193. |
| Note 1. There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.—Montaigne: Of Cannibals, chap. xxx. [back] |