I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
Robert E. LeeStichwörter: inspirational self-control leadership
It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.
Robert E. LeeStichwörter: acceptance expectations
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Robert E. LeeMy experiences of men has neither disposed me to think worse of them nor be indisposed to serve them: nor, in spite of failures which I lament, of errors which I now see and acknowledge, or the present aspect of affairs, do I despair of the future. The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope.
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There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--the honor of the integrity of principle.
Robert E. LeeWe all thought Richmond, protected as it was by our splendid fortifications and defended by our army of veterans, could not be taken. Yet Grant turned his face to our Capital, and never turned it away until we had surrendered. Now, I have carefully searched the military records of both ancient and modern history, and have never found Grant's superior as a general. I doubt that his superior can be found in all history.
Robert E. LeeStichwörter: ulysses-s-grant
Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances
Robert E. LeeStichwörter: reading
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them the desire to do right is precisely the same.
Robert E. LeeStichwörter: patriotism conscience
Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state
Robert E. LeeStichwörter: benediction farewell
We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted.
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