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1. "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." ~ Robert E. Lee
2. "Time and space are awash here.~Count Tolstoi" ~ Robert E. Lee
3. "They seemed so united that I loved them as one person." Lee wrote of his son and daughter-in-law on his daughter-in-law's death." ~ Robert E. Lee
4. "Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances" ~ Robert E. Lee
5. "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. Lee
6. "What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world." ~ Robert E. Lee
7. "There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--the honor of the integrity of principle." ~ Robert E. Lee
8. "My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good." ~ Robert E. Lee
9. "It's the loneliest feeling in the world-to find yourself standing up when everybody else is sitting down. To have everybody look at you and say, 'What's the matter with him?' I know. I know what it feels like. Walking down an empty street, listening to the sound of your own footsteps. Shutters closed, blinds drawn, doors locked against you. And you aren't sure whether you're walking toward something, or if you're just walking away." ~ Robert E. Lee
10. "Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state" ~ Robert E. Lee
11. "It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes." ~ Robert E. Lee
12. "Cadets can neither be treated as schoolboys or soldiers." ~ Robert E. Lee
13. "All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing still" ~ Robert E. Lee
14. "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." ~ Robert E. Lee
15. "We 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. Lee
16. "I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving." ~ Robert E. Lee
17. "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, to leave without regret." ~ Robert E. Lee
18. "In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength." ~ Robert E. Lee
19. "I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself." ~ Robert E. Lee
20. "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 conviction of what is right, not from policy." ~ Robert E. Lee
21. "Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one." ~ Robert E. Lee
22. "It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it." ~ Robert E. Lee
23. "I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it." ~ Robert E. Lee
24. "I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity." ~ Robert E. Lee
25. "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 greater disasters." ~ Robert E. Lee
26. "The education of a man is never completed until he dies." ~ Robert E. Lee
27. "The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides." ~ Robert E. Lee
28. "We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing." ~ Robert E. Lee
29. "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 pursue. We must accept the situation." ~ Robert E. Lee
30. "A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others." ~ Robert E. Lee
31. "Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character." ~ Robert E. Lee
32. "My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian." ~ Robert E. Lee
33. "It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it." ~ Robert E. Lee
34. "Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it." ~ Robert E. Lee

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