The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.

God is a community of persons and He has created you in His image, not as an isolated individual, but as a person whom He has invited to a communal life with Himself and with the whole human family.

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

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

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

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

Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.

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