Author: Robert E. Lee

Quotes

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

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

- Robert E. Lee

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

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

- Robert E. Lee

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

- 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.

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

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.

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

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

- Robert E. Lee

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

- Robert E. Lee

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.

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

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.

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.

- Robert E. Lee

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