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Ulysses S. Grant

11 quotes

The identity of Ulysses S. Grant may be elusive, but the power of their words is anything but. Their thinking spans from War to Peace, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Our collection holds 17 quotes from Ulysses S. Grant, each offering a different angle on War, Peace, Trust, Time, and Religion. One standout: "I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."

“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Friendship

All Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Art

“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Friendship

“Let us have peace.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Peace

“Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Family

“If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

War

“Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Men

“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Time

“I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Peace

“Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Peace

“I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Trust

“Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

Future