"We have beaten the living, but we cannot fight the dead."
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"We have all been beaten! Each one has to bear his misfortune! Resign yourself!"
"Towering genius distains a beaten path."
"I ... ran for Legislature [in 1832] ... and was beaten-the only time I have been beaten by the people."
"The most beaten paths are certainly the surest, but do not hope to start much game on them."
"A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised."
"You haven't beaten me. You have sacrificed sure footing for a killing stroke."
"A frightened man is a beaten man."