Why taste the bitter taste of defeat?

Does the human being need to occasionally sample from the sour loaf of defeat? I think defeat helps shape our inner most conscious. It allows us to find out who we are, what our breaking points are, and what we can over come. Never confuse me with the facts, here are some quotes on defeat from some individuals that most consider to be more intellectually enlightened than the average person:


"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary." ~Mahatma Gandhi

"You don’t have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn’t know you possessed." ~Napoleon Hill

"It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life.The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders." ~Ben Stine

"Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. " ~John F. Kennedy

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure . . . than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." ~Theodore Roosevelt

"Man is not cut out for defeat. Man can be destroyed but not defeated." ~Theodore Roosevelt

The point is, it is good to experience defeat periodically. However, don't let it trip you. Simply brush your teeth, and proceed with caution...