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

Quote by Robert E Lee

Topics: Robert E Lee Quotes

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...

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...

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

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.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

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

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

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...

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

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,...

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....

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

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

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

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

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

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

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.

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...