3 Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes on Emotion

Rutherford B. Hayes quotes on emotion

22. We now talk of our killed and wounded. There is however a very happy feeling. Those who escape regret of course the loss of comrades and friends, but their own escape and safety to some extent modifies their feelings.

26. Perhaps the happiest moment of my life was then, when I saw that our line didn't break and that the enemy's did.

44. Nobody ever left the presidency with less regret, less disappointment, fewer heart burnings, or any general content with the result of his term (in his own heart, I mean) than I do. Full of difficulty and trouble at first, I now find myself on smooth waters and under bright skies.