01c. 1829 ADI cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
02c. 1829 ADI can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
03c. 1829 ADIt is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
05c. 1829 ADThe 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 / quote ↗
06c. 1829 ADThey 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 / quote ↗
08c. 1829 ADIt is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
09c. 1829 ADGet 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 / quote ↗
10c. 1829 ADTrue 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 / quote ↗
11c. 1829 ADAll motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing stillRobert E. Lee / quote ↗
13c. 1829 ADWe have fought this fight as long and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. There is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
16c. 1829 ADWe 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 / quote ↗
18c. 1829 ADIt is well that war is so terrible - we would grow too fond of it.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
19c. 1829 ADI tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
20c. 1829 ADWhat a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
22c. 1829 ADIt is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
23c. 1829 ADThe 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 / quote ↗
24c. 1829 ADWe failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.Robert E. Lee / quote ↗
