Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
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.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
Beauty is the promise of happiness.
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
