Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines will show us the way.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
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.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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.
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
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.
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
