Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.

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.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

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

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.

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

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

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

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion