Conquer
To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.
To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.
To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.
To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.
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Conquer Quotations
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Buddha
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
Winston Churchill
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.
Winston Churchill
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin Franklin
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
John F. Kennedy
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
Napoleon Hill
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.
Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.
Voltaire
For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.
Plato
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
Plato
Conquer Translations
conquer in Danish is erobre
conquer in Dutch is veroveren
conquer in German is erobern, erobern, besiegen
conquer in Italian is conquistare
conquer in Latin is vinco vici victum
conquer in Norwegian is erobre, seire
conquer in Portuguese is conquiste
conquer in Spanish is conquistar
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