To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem.

No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.