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
Zakaria-Georgian, Arabic
Kartik-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
ArnoldAHR-nəld (English), AHR-nawlt (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic
Seymour['si:mɔ:]
GaryGER-ee, GAR-eeEnglish
Andris-Latvian, Hungarian