सूक्तिमुक्तावली - शौर्यं स्वभावविजय

शौर्यं स्वभावविजय इति हि मतं तत्कथं तदीय जयः
    यद्वत्पुष्पात्सुफले जाते पुष्पच्छदा विशुष्य निपतन्ति ।
तद्वत्परमेशांशो यथा यथाऽन्तस्समुल्लसति
    लय एव जयः स्यात् तथा तथा स्वस्वभावस्य ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

shaurayam svabhaava vijayaiti hi matam tat katham tadIya jayaH
    yadvat puShpaat suphale puShpachChadaa vishuShya nipatanti ।
tadvat paramesha amsho yathaa yathaa antaH samullasati
    laya eva jayaH syaat tathaa tathaa svabhaavasya ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

The real victory is only when one is able to conquer his habits (innate tendencies). What kind of victory is that? It is like what happens to the flower that wilts in order to give way to the fruit. Its own destruction is its victory. Similarly, when the thought of God comes into our mind - it takes over our conscience and destroys any pride that we may have. This is the real victory.

- Suktimuktavali