It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

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

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

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

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.