Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
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.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
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.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.