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

Quote by Robert E Lee

Topics: Robert E Lee Quotes

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 devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

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...

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

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.

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,...

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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....

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.

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

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...

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...

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.

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...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.