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.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

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

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

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

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

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

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

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.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

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.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.