To the victors belong the spoils



To the victors belong the spoils.

Prov. The winners achieve power over people and property. The mayor took office and immediately fired many workers and hired new ones. Everyone said, "To the victors belong the spoils."
See also: belong, spoil, victor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nikephoros-Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Herbertoer-BER-to (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
JoelJOL (English), JO-əl (English), ho-EL (Spanish), zhoo-EL (Portuguese), YO-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Biblical
Jamshid-Persian, Persian Mythology
Alberich-Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology
Zisel-Yiddish