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

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

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

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.

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

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

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

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.

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

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

All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

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

But happiness is no respecter of persons.