As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
We were together. I forget the rest.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
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 the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Happy is he who causes a scandal
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
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.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.