A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.
Robert E. Lee
Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.
Robert E. Lee
Duty is the sublimest word in the language. You can never do more than your duty. You should never wish to do less.
Robert E. Lee
Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.
Robert E. Lee
I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.
Robert E. Lee
I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
Robert E. Lee
In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.
Robert E. Lee
It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee
Let the tent be struck.
Robert E. Lee
My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
Robert E. Lee
Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
Robert E. Lee
The devil's name is dullness.
Robert E. Lee
The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
Robert E. Lee
We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.
Robert E. Lee
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
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
Robert E. Lee
Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it.
Robert E. Lee
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Type:
Soldier
Date of Birth:
1807-01-19
Year of Death:
1870
Nationality:
American |
