It must be borne in mind, however, that I am endeavouring to give help to the creation of a national art, and not promoting a plan of competition with the operatic inheritance of countries which have had such help for over two centuries.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
A guy can't win against competition like that.
"The Foreign Hand Tie"
Gordon Randall Garrett
It is a competition between two women for the greater beauty of soul, a competition in which simplicity gains the victory over wisdom.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell