We failed, but in the good providence of God appar... -Robert E. Lee

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

Robert E. Lee , General
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Robert E. Lee Quotes to Explore

I 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....
It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it....
The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides....
What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors....
It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it....
We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor....
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character....
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself....
In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength....
You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage....

Failure Quotes to Explore

Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an o...
I grew up playing sports. There is a clear line between success and failure....
Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life ...
I've learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments wh...
We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the wo...
I've had great success and I've had catastrophic failure. It's really how you handle the rough stuff that defines you, I think....
I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life's way...
Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and somethi...
As a younger player, you always kind of play with that fear of failure....
Even in a gleefully negative comic, there is optimism, although it's slightly hidden: It comes out through a comic character's sheer tenacity. He keep...