Robert E. Lee

American legeraanvoerder

Lived from: 1807-1870

Quotes: Robert E. Lee

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  Duty is the sublimest word in the language. You can never do more than your duty. You should never wish to do less.

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  I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
  

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  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.

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  I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
  
  

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  In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

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  It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.
  

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  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.

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  Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
  
  
  

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  Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
  

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  The devil's name is dullness.
  

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  The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
  

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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.

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  Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.

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