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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

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

Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.

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

If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.

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

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

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