Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
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.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Be joyful because it is humanly possible.
Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.
Beauty is the promise of happiness.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
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.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
