Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Happy is he who causes a scandal

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

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

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.

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

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

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

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

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.