The forbearing use of power does not only form
a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual
enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of
a true gentleman
The power which the strong have over the weak,
the employer over the employed, the educated
over the unlettered, the experienced over the
confiding, even the clever over the silly,
the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power
or authority, or a total abstinence from it when the
case admits it, will show the gentleman in a plain light
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
thepast be but the past.
A true man of honor feels humbled himself when
he cannot help humbling others
Born:
19 January 1807
Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Father:
General Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee
Mother:
Ann Hill Carter Lee
Married:
30 June 1831
Mary Ann Randolf Custis
(great-grandaughter of Martha Washington)
Died:
12 October 1870
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