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Definition of Surpass
Surpass
To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.

Related Definitions:
Anything, Bad, Beyond, Exceed, Excel, Go, Good, In, Or, To






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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
Lao Tzu

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.
Sun Tzu

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.
Eric Hoffer

To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.
Benjamin Disraeli

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
Arthur Ashe

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.
Denis Waitley

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
Ovid

How individuals of the same species surpass each other in these sensations and in other bodily faculties is universally known, but there is a limit to them, and their power cannot extend to every distance or to every degree.
Maimonides

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
Georges Clemenceau

There was no race - but to the extent that there was an arms competition, it was almost entirely on the Soviet side, first to catch up and then to surpass the Americans.
Herman Kahn



Surpass Translations
surpass in Dutch is overtroeven, overtreffen
surpass in French is surpasser, surpassent, surpassez, surpassons
surpass in Latin is vinco vici victum, praesto, supero
surpass in Spanish is sobrepujar, aventajar


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