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

Quote by Robert E Lee

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Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he...

He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he...

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things...

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things...

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

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

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never...

Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never...

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

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

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

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism...

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism...

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence,...

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence,...

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We...

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We...

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance...

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance...

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than...

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than...

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light....

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light....

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be...

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be...

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

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

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

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

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

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