Not because of victories I sing,
having none, but for the common sunshine,
the breeze, the largess of the spring.

Not for victory but for the day’s work done
as well as I was able;
not for a seat upon the dais
but at the common table.
— Te Deum, Charles Reznikoff

"Did we win?"
"No, Chufu. Protection has only success or failure, never victory." -- Jing Yuan, 游戏罗浮载入中 by 十月枝草 (chapter 160)