Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.

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.

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

Happy is he who causes a scandal

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

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

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

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.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

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

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

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

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.