All Robert E. Lee Quotes
Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.
Robert E. Lee
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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
Robert E. Lee
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Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.
Robert E. Lee
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My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.
Robert E. Lee
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In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.
Robert E. Lee
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What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.
Robert E. Lee
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It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.
Robert E. Lee
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The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.
Robert E. Lee
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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
Robert E. Lee
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I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.
Robert E. Lee
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We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.
Robert E. Lee
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We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.
Robert E. Lee
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