The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.