I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it.
“I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.”
“I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.”