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

Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.

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

You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.

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.

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.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

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

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

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

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.

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

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

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

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.