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.

Quote by Robert E Lee

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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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

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.

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.

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...

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....

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to...

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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