Robert E. Lee

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

— Robert E. Lee

“I am A man, not a sponge! If god wished a sponge to think, A SPONGE WOULD THINK!”

— Robert E. Lee

My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.

— Robert E. Lee

Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!

— Robert E. Lee

It is glorious to see such courage in one so young.

— Robert E. Lee

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

— Robert E. Lee

The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

— Robert E. Lee

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

— Robert E. Lee

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never…

— Robert E. Lee

A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the…

— Robert E. Lee

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a…

— Robert E. Lee

A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible.

— Robert E. Lee

The doctrines & miracles of our Saviour have required nearly two thousand years to convert but a small part of the human…

— Robert E. Lee

All military history records the triumphs of discipline and courage far more frequently than numbers and resources.

— Robert E. Lee

You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean…

— Robert E. Lee

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.

— Robert E. Lee

True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the…

— Robert E. Lee

The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many…

— Robert E. Lee

With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been…

— Robert E. Lee

We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we…

— Robert E. Lee

I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious men eligible to office,…

— Robert E. Lee

I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South its dearest…

— Robert E. Lee

Let us pray for ourselves, that we may not lose the word “concern” out of our Christian vocabulary. Let us pray for…

— Robert E. Lee

What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has…

— Robert E. Lee

You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.

— Robert E. Lee

“I can not trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.”

— Robert E. Lee

I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

— Robert E. Lee

We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.

— Robert E. Lee

“All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing still”

— Robert E. Lee

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

— Robert E. Lee

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

— Robert E. Lee

“Cadets can neither be treated as schoolboys or soldiers.”

— Robert E. Lee

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

— Robert E. Lee

Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances

— Robert E. Lee

The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.

— Robert E. Lee

Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right.

— Robert E. Lee

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.

— Robert E. Lee

We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if…

— Robert E. Lee

You must be careful how you walk and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet…

— Robert E. Lee

We must enlist our own snake and strike like a cobra against their vitals with an attack on Washington.

— Robert E. Lee