It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

We were together. I forget the rest.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.

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.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

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

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

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.

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.