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.

Quote by Robert E Lee

Topics: God Quotes

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

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 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.

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...

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.

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.

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 is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

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....

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...

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

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

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

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

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.

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

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

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...

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see...

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more...