The devil's name is dullness.

Quote by Robert E Lee

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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....

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

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...

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.

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

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

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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....

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

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

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