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

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

Happy is he who causes a scandal

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

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.

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.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

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

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.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy

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.

If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.

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

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

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

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