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"29 Robert E. Lee Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 19 January 1807. Died: 12 October 1870 | Soldier |

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.

Live Injury Best Matter
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The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
Completed Dies Education He
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In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

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

Cruel Fill Hatred Hearts
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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.

Confidence Country Expressed God
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We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.
Apparent Blessing Failed Failure
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It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
Fond Grow Otherwise Should
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A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Cannot Feels He Help
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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.

Able Anything Army Been
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
Friend Keep Make Never
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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.

Accept Been Christian Course
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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
Always Did Drink Like
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The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

Affairs Avoided Been Both
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My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.

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

Good Grow Horrible Like
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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
Cannot Control Himself Man
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Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Authority Character Foundation Lawful
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I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.

Better Doing Even I Think
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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.

Call Defeats Disasters Energies
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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.

Away Correct Enable Get
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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.

Best Conviction Criticism Honest
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You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.

Child Courage Frank Frankness
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Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right.

Every Granted Just Mean
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If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot: You will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.

Any Ask Cannot Favor
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice.

Dearly Friend Keep Make
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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.

Another Any Anyone Back
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Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

All Things Cannot Duty Less
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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.

Acknowledge Age Any Believe
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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!

Among Christian Convert Doctrines
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Robert E. Lee Quotes & Sayings