Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.

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

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.

We were together. I forget the rest.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

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.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.