“Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte
Simplified Meaning:
When something goes really well, everyone wants to take credit for it. Imagine a big project at work that succeeds; many people will say they helped and played a big role. But when something fails, like if the project doesn’t work out, hardly anyone will admit they were part of it. People prefer to be associated with success and often avoid being linked to failure. For example, in a sports team, if they win the championship, all players and even the fans are proud and claim they contributed. However, if the team loses badly, people might start blaming each other and no one wants to take responsibility. This teaches us that it’s easy to feel proud and share in the success, but true character is shown in how we handle failure and take responsibility even when things don’t go right.
