He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.

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.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

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

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

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

Happy is he who causes a scandal

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

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

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

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.

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

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

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.