Robert E. Lee Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

  Robert E. Lee

  Character, Past, Men

  "Definition of a Gentleman". Memorandum found in Lee's papers after his death. "Lee the American" by Gamaliel Bradford, p. 233, xroads.virginia.edu. 1912.

• Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

  Robert E. Lee

  Wedding, Character, Civil War

  "General Robert E. Lee After Appomattox" by Franklin Lafayette Riley, (p. 18), 1922.

• As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.

  Robert E. Lee

  Character, Men, Principles

• For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed.

  Robert E. Lee

  Character, Men, Effort

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