"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing." ― Robert E. Lee Topic(s): God More From Robert E. Lee "What a cruel thing war is… to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors." "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." "The war… was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides." More In God "I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and where does life go, why we exist. That sort of thing. And it is very hard to talk about it these days, because it cannot be proven. It is hard to discuss it rationally."― Ang Lee "God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering."― Saint Augustine "The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe."― Alan Watts