True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

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.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

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

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

To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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

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

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines will show us the way.

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