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21 quotes by Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American soldier best known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. The son of Revolutionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III and a top graduate of the United States Military Academy, Robert E. Lee was an exceptional officer and combat engineer in the United States Army for 32 years....
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What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

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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... →

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

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The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

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We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

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The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from... →

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We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into... →

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

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It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

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We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to... →

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Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

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I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.

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