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Robert E. Lee

American Soldier

Born: Jan 19, 1807

Died: Oct 12, 1870

Cannot Good Man Me Wisdom You

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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. Robert E. Lee

Man Trust Control Others Himself Cannot Who

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

Strength Me Bible Light Give Give Me Never Failed

In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution is a moral & political evil in any country. It is useless to expatiate on its disadvantages. Robert E. Lee

Age Political Will Evil Country Few Believe Moral Disadvantages Institution Any Acknowledge Useless Enlightened Slavery

If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back. Robert E. Lee

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

Education Man Completed Never He Until Dies

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 toward them bitter or vindictive feelings, and I have never seen the day when I did not pray for them. Robert E. Lee

Day Rights People Seen Feelings Bitter Seeking Never Toward Because Dearest Cherished Pray Pray For Were South North Did Against Them Fought Believed Vindictive

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

Drink Never Like Always Did Whiskey Why

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

Wisdom Saying Best Man Honesty Honesty Is Honest Man Criticism Met Conviction Trite Policy Real The Best Policy Just Right Honest

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

Love War Hatred Our Neighbors Cruel Instead Hearts Fill Thing

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

Wisdom Our Must Prevent Disasters Call Greater Falling Expect Prudence Energies Sent Forth Us Teach Even Defeats

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

A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is dissolved and government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none. Robert E. Lee

Government Me People Will Defense State Dissolved Draw Bayonets Charm Only Shall Miseries Share Maintained Return None Native Union Sword Swords Disrupted Save

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

War Good Horrible Like Might Grow

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing. Robert E. Lee

God Good Failure Blessing Failed Proves Providence Often Apparent

While we see the course of the final abolition of human slavery is onward, & we give it the aid of our prayers & all justifiable means in our power, we must leave the progress as well as the result in his hands who sees the end; who chooses to work by slow influences; & with whom two thousand years are but as a single day. Robert E. Lee

Work Day Progress Result Slow Power Single Aid Final Our Thousand Must Thousand Years See Abolition Give Sees Onward Well Course Single Day Leave His Prayers Years End Hands Human Influences While Means Chooses Who Whom Slavery Two

My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian. Robert E. Lee

Humble Try Christian Earnest Concern Chief Chief Concern

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity. Robert E. Lee

Better Think Our Posterity Doing Than Reproach Even Suffer Right

You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Robert E. Lee

You Courage Honesty World Frank Frankness Must Study Child

The doctrines & miracles of our Saviour have required nearly two thousand years to convert but a small part of the human race, & even among Christian nations, what gross errors still exist! Robert E. Lee

Miracles Christian Our Saviour Thousand Thousand Years Small Small Part Part Doctrines Still Years Exist Errors Human Nations Convert Race Required Gross Human Race Even Among Nearly Two

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

Fight People Long Situation Christian Must Pursue Know Well Accept Course How Been Us Fought Now Defeated

Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right. Robert E. Lee

You Every Say Take Occasion Just Mean Granted Right

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