The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.