84 result(s) for Robert E. Lee Quotes.
"We must be willing to do with less to have more."
"Traveling incognito is the only way to travel."
"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."
"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."
"True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them—the desire to do right—is precisely the same."
"What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors."
"We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor."
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"I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South its dearest rights."
"We gave you every opportunity to avoid war if you desired to do so."
"I cannot be an optimist but I am a great believer of hope."
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."
"What a cruel thing is war, to separate and destroy families and friends."
"Duty is the most sublime word in the English language."
"We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them."
"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."
"What a cruel thing war is... to separate and destroy families and friends."
"We have fought this fight through, and we have fought it through honestly, and we have fought it through fairly."
"There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done, the honor of integrity of principle."
"Duty, then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less."
"So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished."
"You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience."
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"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends."
"Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not."
"The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope."
"What a beautiful thought, the thought of the immortality of the spirit, yet the consciousness of the spirit, as demonstrated by Jesus in the resurrection of the body, being the great proof of immortality."
"True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them the desire to do right is precisely the same."
"I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interest of the South"
"When you have resolved to fight a battle, collect your whole force. Dispense with nothing. A single battalion sometimes decides the day."
"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."
"Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously and very carefully."
"I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity."
"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."
"Duty is the sublimest word in the English language."
"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one."
"You must be careful how you walk and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set."
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"I cannot consent to place in the control of others one who cannot control himself."
"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."
"If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail. If you can't be the sun, be a star. It isn't by size that you win or you fail. Be the best at whatever you are."
"We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake."
"I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it."
"There is a true glory and a true honor, the glory of duty done and the honor of the integrity of principle."
"It is much better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."
"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."
"I cannot believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war."
"The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman."
"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
"In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength."
"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing."
"Duty is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things."
"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one."
"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."
"In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty."
"You have to be a good loser. You have to show something in defeat."
"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."
"To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love."
"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less."
"We failed, but in the good providence of God, apparent failure often proves a blessing."
"I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South its dearest rights. But I have never cherished towards them bitter or vindictive feelings."
"I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself."
"My experience of men has neither disposed me to think worse of them nor be indisposed to serve them."
"The education of a man is never completed until he dies."
"We must look to the future with hope and determination. A gloomy outlook for the future only makes matters worse."
"I only require of my men a spirit of boldness and a determination to give battle."
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
"To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to listen and reason together with a willingness to understand, learn, and adapt."
"I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to deprive the South of her dearest rights. But I have never cherished toward them bitter or vindictive feelings, and I have never seen the day when I did not pray for them."
"My only ambition is that I may be instrumental in doing good."
"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."
"Duty is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more. You should never wish to do less."
"Obedience to law is the foundation of good citizenship."
"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."
"I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country and the reestablishment of peace and harmony."
"I wish to do what is right, and must disregard the censure of those whose conduct proves them liable to its application."
"A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about."
"The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is the test of a true gentleman."
"I recognize no necessity for this state of feeling. The South has no right to demand any concessions of the North."
"You will think me transported with zeal but when I reflect on the consequences of the future I wish to arouse every one to a sense of the danger that is to be dreaded."
"I grieve over the misfortunes of my country more than I can express, and wish to do all in my power to relieve them."
"The great mistake is that we did not foresee how long the war would last."
"With a people, as with a person, one must first secure the heart if one wishes to reach the mind."
"I am no advocate of slavery. I wish to see it abolished."
"I know how difficult it is to surrender cherished convictions, but I think it is our duty as southerners to lay aside our prejudice and accept what is decided, and I believe that the sooner the South accepts what is, the sooner that they will recover and their wounds begin to heal."
"We must forgive our enemies."
"I am very sorry to go. More than I can tell you."
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