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

Quote by Robert E Lee

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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...

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....

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...

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...

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

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....

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...

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...

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

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...

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.

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.

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.

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

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...

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

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.

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...

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

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