We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

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

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

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

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.

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.

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

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

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.

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

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.